A new study by researchers from Makerere University and the U.K.-based Nottingham Trent University has found widespread misuse of antimicrobials in Uganda’s public health facilities, raising fresh concerns about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Published in the journal Infection and Drug Resistance, the study reports an 87.2% prevalence of antimicrobial use among inpatients. Ceftriaxone…
HIV activists are raising alarms over delays by the National Drug Authority (NDA) to evaluate and license the long-acting HIV prevention injection lenacapavir, despite Uganda being among the first countries expected to receive donated doses. Lenacapavir, administered twice a year, has shown high effectiveness as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in clinical trials carried out among adolescent…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accelerating worldwide and turning once easily treatable infections into deadly, hard-to-cure illnesses. Health and development experts warn that misuse and overuse of antibiotics in human health, livestock and agriculture, as well as environmental contamination, are enabling bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi to adapt and survive—putting global health, food security and healthcare…
The arrival of the first doses of lenacapavir in the Kingdom of Eswatini this week was a moment heavy with symbolism for Africa. For decades, lifesaving HIV medicines reached African communities long after being introduced in wealthier nations, a delay that cost countless lives and deepened inequities in the global response to HIV. This time…
The oxygen plant at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) has begun producing up to 120 cylinders of medical oxygen each day, a milestone transforming healthcare delivery in the Lango Sub-region and neighbouring districts. With this new capacity, the hospital can now fully meet its own oxygen needs while supplying lower health facilities within Lango, as…
TMR Hospital has refuted allegations that it withheld the body of a child who died after sustaining severe injuries in a fall at Greenhill Academy, reportedly over an unpaid medical bill. Dr. Daniel Talemwa, the hospital’s Executive Director, said the facility never retained the body and emphasized that the child had remained under close monitoring…
Health Ministers attending the Africa Health Summit have renewed their commitment to the 2001 Abuja Declaration, pledging once again to allocate 15 percent of their national budgets to health. The overall goal is to achieve Universal Health Coverage—ensuring that everyone can access quality health services without suffering financial hardship. More than two decades since the…
The Ministry of Health has directed health facilities across the country to hold community barazas every six months. The directive applies to National and Regional Referral Hospitals, General Hospitals, and Health Centre IVs and IIIs. The initiative aims to build public confidence in health services, gather routine feedback from communities, inform the public about available…
The Ministry of Health has launched a community follow-up programme deploying community health workers to trace babies born prematurely after hospital discharge. Speaking at the launch of a week of awareness events on prematurity on Monday, Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, said Uganda records over 220,000 premature births each year. While many…
Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone. The three countries were verified by the African Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, established by World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles join 94 and 133 others globally verified as having…