A five year multi-billion shillings Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition – ICAN activity by the United States Agency for International Development – USAID has come to an end. The USAID ICAN project was a flagship resilience activity inaugurated in July 2018 and ending in July 2023 to address malnutrition and help uplift Ugandans out of…
Advocates for improved menstrual health have reminded the government to honour its promise to remove taxes on sanitary pads. The Uganda government promised to remove taxes on sanitary pads to improve access but it has failed to honour this pledge. Girls in rural areas are most affected as they can’t afford sanitary pads due to…
The Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) has introduced a new service in the country, which according to the Ministry of Health is set to curb the number of people who develop complications after blood transfusion. According to Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, 90% of the people who develop complications…
The United States $100 billion investment in the fight against HIV/AIDS has empowered partner nations to better respond to disease threats and improve people’s lives. Launched in 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved over 25 million lives and helped 5.5 million babies be born HIV-free. HIV-related deaths have dropped…