Kalaki District has become the second district in the Teso Subregion to report Monkeypox (Mpox), following three confirmed cases in Katakwi District last week. According to Dr. Anthony Eriatu, the Kalaki District Health Officer, the infection was detected at Kalaki Health Centre III after laboratory tests confirmed the virus. Dr. Eriatu stated that the case…
The Uganda Heart Institute has officially begun constructing a state-of-the-art, 250-bed facility to expand cardiac care in the country. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng urged the contractors, Arab Contractors, to work diligently, emphasizing that the facility is a key national deliverable as Uganda prepares for the 2026 General Elections.…
A recent move by former U.S. President Donald Trump to halt aid as part of a broader reassessment of foreign policy has reignited debate on Uganda’s heavy reliance on donor funding for critical public health programs, particularly HIV treatment. Currently, Uganda’s HIV response is almost entirely funded by external donors, raising concerns about the sustainability…
The Ministry of Health has begun administering the Ebola Sudan trial vaccine to high-risk populations following the recent outbreak in Uganda. The rollout follows the country’s eighth recorded outbreak of the Ebola Sudan strain, which claimed the life of a health worker from Mulago Hospital. Professor Bruce Kirenga, the trial’s principal investigator, revealed that 2,460…
Jailed opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye has expressed fears of being poisoned while in prison, leading him to refuse food provided by the facility and go on a hunger strike after being denied access to meals from home, Members of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee have reported. While presenting the minority report during Tuesday’s plenary sitting,…
A section of MPs has accused technocrats at the Ministry of Health of colluding with top government officials to manipulate resource allocation for political gain, leading to disparities in healthcare services across the country. During a meeting between Parliament’s Health Committee and the Ministry of Health to review the 2025/26 Budget Framework Paper, Soi County…
The World Bank has rejected Uganda’s request to redirect COVID-19 grant funds toward completing stalled health infrastructure projects, Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed. Dr. Aceng expressed her frustration during a meeting with Parliament’s Health Committee on the Ministry of Health’s 2025/26 Budget Framework Paper. Responding to MPs’ concerns about numerous stalled…
A section of MPs on Parliament’s Health Committee has protested the free cancer treatment accessed by non-Ugandans from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Kenya, as the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) struggles with a UGX 97 billion budget deficit. Leading the protest, Buikwe South MP Lulume Bayiga questioned the rationale behind Uganda offering…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has launched a medical camp in Luwero District as part of the activities leading up to the 44th Tarehe Sita celebrations. Tarehe Sita, meaning “sixth day of the month” in Kiswahili, commemorates the National Resistance Army’s (NRA) attack on Kabamba barracks, marking the beginning of Uganda’s liberation struggle. This…
A suspected Ebola patient has died at Tororo General Hospital. Albert Amula, the Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner, confirmed that the patient passed away on Monday, January 3, 2025. According to Amula, the individual was admitted last week with Ebola-like symptoms, including bleeding from body openings such as the ears and anus, as well as…