Daily Archives: March 11, 2025

Uganda Faces Critical Shortages in Reproductive and Child Health Commodities Amid Funding Gaps

Uganda is grappling with significant gaps in funding and stock availability for essential Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) commodities, according to the latest stock status report from the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM). The report highlights challenges in family planning, maternal and child health supplies, and the impact of international…

“Did you know we can prevent a cancer?” How talking about cervical cancer could help to eliminate it

Cervical cancer kills almost 350,000 women each year. Author and cervical cancer prevention expert Dr Linda Eckert explains why she can no longer tolerate these needless deaths. 7 March 2025 by Linda Geddes Your book, Enough, is a rallying call to eliminate cervical cancer. Why did you decide to write it? Even before finishing medical school, I…

Cabinet Seeks Solutions for UGX 480 Billion HIV/AIDS Funding Gap

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has revealed that Cabinet will discuss measures to address the UGX 480 billion funding gap in Uganda’s HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs following the suspension of U.S. aid. “The suspension of USAID funding, effective January 20, 2025, has significantly impacted Uganda’s HIV/AIDS programs. To bridge this gap and sustain essential services,…

Gov’t Breaks Pledge on Free Sanitary Pads

Nearly a decade after President Museveni pledged to provide free sanitary pads to all school-going girls in Uganda, the government has officially backtracked on this commitment, citing economic constraints. Gender Minister Betty Amongi made the announcement during a plenary sitting on March 6, 2025, in response to concerns raised by Brenda Nabukenya (Luwero DWR) regarding…

How Uganda is tackling the Ebola-like Sudan virus

After battling eight outbreaks of Ebola in the past two decades, Uganda’s health system had a plan at the ready. 6 March 2025 by John Agaba   When samples tested positive for Sudan virus disease (SVD) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on 30 January, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the country’s Minister of Health, knew they needed a…

How close are we to a chikungunya vaccine?

Chikungunya is putting more people at risk than ever before. Esther Nakkazi spoke to the doctors, vaccine-makers and epidemiologists at the vanguard of the response. 18 February 2025 by Esther Nakkazi Alex Almuedo is a senior doctor and researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGLOBAL) and an international health specialist at the Hospital Clínic.  During…