Daily Archives: January 20, 2025

Increasing Awareness and Access to Injectable PrEP for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda

By Nawanyaga Gloria, AVAC Advocacy Navigator HIV remains a critical public health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face a disproportionately high risk of infection. In Uganda, approximately 500 AGYW contract HIV each week. Despite the availability of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), adherence challenges often limit its effectiveness. However,…

Uganda Intensifies Border Surveillance For Marburg

The Ministry of Health and Kyotera District Health authorities are intensifying surveillance operations at Mutukula border-post, and other entry points following an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania.  The outbreak was traced in Kagera Region, particularly the two districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. MVD is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the…

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Contacts Traced in Arua

Thirty-one contacts of a Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) victim in Arua City have been traced, according to City Health Officer Dr. Pontious Apangu. While providing a status update during a task force meeting on Friday, Dr. Apangu noted that 28 of the contacts have completed their isolation period, with monitoring continuing for one remaining contact.…

Masaka Hospital Records Six New TB Cases Weekly

Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is intensifying community screening for tuberculosis (TB) in response to a persistent rise in infections reported at the facility. Dr. James Eriama, Medical Director at Masaka Hospital, has expressed concern over an unusual surge in TB cases among the general patient population. In addition to patients already enrolled in treatment programs,…

Uganda Medical Association Demands Justice for Murdered Surgeon

The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has called for a swift and thorough investigation into the murder of Dr. Wilfred Olila, a renowned Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgeon, who was tragically killed on his way home from work last Friday. Dr. Olila, a lecturer at Soroti University and a practitioner at New Moroti Clinic, was…