Daily Archives: June 30, 2025

Uganda Moves Toward Regulating Fertility Industry Amid Growing Demand

Uganda’s booming fertility industry has operated in a legal vacuum for years, but that may soon change. After nearly two years of delay, Parliament is preparing to debate the long-anticipated Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2023, a private member’s bill that aims to bring legal clarity to a sector driven by increasing demand for services…

Uganda’s StrongMinds Pushes Forward Despite Global Mental Health Funding Cuts

Uganda’s StrongMinds, a mental health organisation with a proven track record of treating depression through interpersonal group therapy, is forging ahead with its mission despite a critical blow: the premature termination of a $1 million USAID grant due to recent US government funding cuts. The cuts, triggered by a sweeping executive order in early 2025,…