The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. The guidelines include 63 recommendations, combining relevant existing recommendations with 31 that are new or updated. These are now the official WHO reference point for all aspects of postnatal care.…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Engineering Brigade has taken over the construction of Nalubwoyo Health Centre III in Amolatar District. The contract was initially awarded to Otada Construction Company in 2018, which failed to complete the works. The first phase of the project includes the construction of an outpatient department, general maternity ward, placenta pit,…
Atiak Health Center IV in Amuru District is grappling with understaffing and inadequate space to admit patients. The health facility that serves a population of 20,074, currently has only 36 health workers and support staff which is below the standard staff ceiling by the Ministry of Health which is 48. Angelo Ocheng, the in-charge of…
The African Union and Uniting to Combat NTDs have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across member states by 2030. The agreement highlights the African Union’s commitment to strengthen collaboration and cooperation among stakeholders to control and eliminate twenty NTDs, achieving the vision outlined by the “Agenda 2063′ ;The Africa We Want”…
By Esther Nakkazi Initiating an integrated approach for cervical cancer and Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) for affected women and girls presents an opportunity towards the World Health Organization (WHO) elimination target over the next decade. The WHO targets to eliminate transmission of cervical cancer by 2030 and its policy brief on deworming adolescent girls and…
By Morounfolu Olugbosi As countries around the world—from Kenya to Canada, South Africa to Sweden—relish the prospect of an unofficial transition of COVID-19 from pandemic to endemic and start to ease pandemic-related restrictions, many of us in the tuberculosis (TB) community find it hard to relate. In TB, we know what can happen when a…
The European Union in Uganda and the Ministry of Health officials are worried about the rate at which Ugandans are abandoning the COVID-19 prevention measures, warning that the Pandemic is far from over. This comes amidst an evident decline in the use of face masks, hand washing and sanitisers and even social distancing, among others,…
Uganda is improving its medical oxygen demand and supply ecosystem with a national scale up implementation plan that articulates a holistic approach. The oxygen ecosystem includes liquid oxygen cylinders and concentrators, as well as the clinical engineering and technical assistance to use the technology. The government and the private sector have joined hands to improve the…
The Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau is struggling to keep the cost of care low. Speaking at the Annual Health Assembly to evaluate the performance of their 33 hospitals and 264 lower health facilities, Dr. Samuel Orochi Orach, the Executive Secretary said they have in the previous two years experienced a decline in patient numbers which…
As the world celebrates World TB day and a a set of new guidelines released recently by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Uganda in Omoro District Health Department they are stuck with thousands of sputum samples collected from locals for Tuberculosis (TB) tests due to the shortage of Genexpert machines. Genexpert Machines are used for…