Uganda has been selected as one of the first three countries to benefit from US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) that will fund malaria prevention and treatment efforts. A statement from the United States Center for Disease Control says that PMI which is a program under the US Global Health Initiative will help improve efforts against […]
The government has sounded a strong warning against health workers who are engaged in corruption related practices. President Yoweri Museveni says the government is set to intensify efforts to arrest health workers who abscond from work, solicit for money from patients and those who steal government medical drugs for use in their private clinics. He […]
The chairperson of national council for children Louis Biira Bwambale has challenged parents to champion anew campaign to reduce a new HIV affection among the children and married couples. A report from the UN Aids body indicates an increase in the HIV prevalence among married couples and children who get infected during birth. The report […]
The aspirant for Central Kampala woman MP Margret Ziwa has asked government to create more awareness of the increasing HIV/AIDS scourge to the public. Ziwa says that according to reports from the ministry of Health, the number of people getting infected with HIV/AIDS disease is tremendously increasing. Ziwa says that Uganda should not lose its […]
Traditional birth attendants have been blamed for the increased Mother to Child Transmissions of HIV, through which many children get infected. An officer from the Ministry of Health Dr. Isaac Eziat said that the number of children getting infected with HIV is increasing and this could be as a result of unprofessional midwives in the […]
People in Masaka, central Uganda will on Saturday November 27th benefit from free testing for HIV, and be put on immediate treatment if their sero status warrants so. This is part of the Test & Treat program being run by Uganda Cares, a partnership between Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and Uganda’s Ministry of Health. Dr. […]
Uganda has been selected among the countries to benefit from a new research collaboration programme between Cambridge University and African education institutions to promote health research on the African continent. The new programme, which involves researchers from both Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is aimed at building the skills […]
The government has appealed to all parents in Uganda to ensure their children receive immunization against polio in the ongoing immunization exercise being carried out by the Ministry of Health, the World health organization and the United Nations international Children’s Fund– UNICEF. The Minister of health, Dr. Stephen Malinga says the mass polio immunization exercise […]
Kawempe South Member of Parliament Sebuliba Mutumba has called on cabinet to quickly pass the bio-technology and bio-safety policy to protect farmers produce in Uganda. The call follows researchers concerns over the delay in passing the bill which may put the county agricultural produce at risk. In 2009 the Uganda National Council for Science and […]
The Parliament of Uganda has launched policy to fight off forms of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS as it moves to address concerns of stigma against those infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The policy provides that no one shall be denied employment, promotion, or other employment benefits basing on his or […]