Leaders from seven African nations have gathered in Nairobi to strategise on securing the estimated $6.3 billion needed annually to sustain and expand malaria control efforts. The 2025 End Malaria Councils and Funds Chairs Meeting aims to advocate for the full replenishment of the Global Fund, a key player in the fight against malaria, amid…
The Ministry of Health has closed Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital and placed all health workers in isolation to curb the spread of the Ebola Sudan virus. The move follows the death of a 32-year-old male nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital, whose post-mortem samples confirmed Sudan Ebola Virus Disease. The nurse initially developed fever-like symptoms…
Police in Lwengo District have arrested Mathias Ssekidde, a private health worker, for allegedly raping a patient at a private health facility in Kyassonko ward, Kisekka sub-county. Ssekidde, a laboratory technician, was taken into custody on Wednesday after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her during a medical examination. Twaha Kasirye, the Greater Masaka…
VillageReach has launched a new program, funded by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, to enhance laboratory sample referral and transportation systems for epidemic-prone infectious diseases across Africa. The initiative, which began in January 2025, aims to strengthen health systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program addresses key barriers…