60 percent of Ugandan Cervical Cancer Patients Suffer Extreme Wasting

A new study has revealed that over 60% of women undergoing cervical cancer treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) suffer from extreme wasting, a severe complication known as cancer cachexia. Releasing preliminary findings on Friday, Dr. Innocent Atuhe, a co-investigator, noted that the study—launched in 2023—focused on women with advanced cervical cancer receiving chemotherapy.…

US Government Terminates Baylor Uganda HIV Programme, Citing Policy Realignment

The United States Government has terminated the services of Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda (Baylor-Uganda), one of the largest providers of child and adolescent HIV care in the country. The decision comes just a month after the U.S. instituted a three-month halt on foreign programmes to realign its foreign policy priorities. In a…