Every morning, 78-year-old Justino Okello sits alone on a wooden stool outside his grass-thatched hut in Oryang Ojuma B village, Labongo Amida Sub-County, Kitgum District, watching passersby head off to their daily routines. His wife died five years ago. His four children—all daughters—are married and living elsewhere. Days often pass without anyone speaking to him.…
Kabale University has officially taken over Kisoro Primary Teachers’ College from Kisoro District Local Government to establish a Faculty of Health Sciences campus. The handover ceremony was held on Monday at the former PTC premises in Mikingo Village, Gasiza Ward, Southern Division in Kisoro District. It was witnessed by officials from the Ministry of Education…
Predicting tumour progression is one of the major challenges in oncology. Scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered that neutrophils, a type of immune cell, undergo reprogramming when they come into contact with the tumour ecosystem and contribute to its progression. They then produce a molecule…
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the first time…
The year 2026 has opened against a backdrop of stalled progress on gender equality, the right to health and broader development justice, with global data showing regression rather than reform. Even before the year began, the world was already off track. Rates of gender-based violence perpetrated by intimate partners and others have barely declined since…
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has begun integrating nineteen field epidemiologists who recently graduated from a United States-funded training program for epidemiologists and laboratory experts. Field epidemiologists are specialized health professionals trained to detect, investigate, and control disease outbreaks. Uganda has faced recurring epidemics, including Ebola, cholera, and COVID-19, highlighting the need for skilled professionals…
Today, Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman released his 2026 Annual Letter, The Road to 2045, warning that the recent reversal in global health progress raises urgent moral choices and outlining a 20-year agenda to accelerate impact as the foundation works toward completing its mission. Suzman’s reflections come at a consequential moment for global health and…
Researchers in Switzerland have, for the first time, determined the three-dimensional structure of abnormal protein deposits linked to a rare and aggressive disease using a skin biopsy taken from a living patient, a breakthrough that could enable earlier and less invasive diagnosis. The study, published in Nature Communications, focuses on transthyretin amyloidosis, or ATTR, a…
Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have successfully separated a six-day-old baby girl from an underdeveloped parasitic twin attached to her lower back, in a rare and highly delicate operation. The surgery was performed during a specialized medical camp at Mulago, where surgeons treated children with complex surgical conditions. Unlike identical twins, parasitic twins occur…
Authorities at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital have raised concerns over a sharp increase in epilepsy cases in the Karamoja sub-region, with the causes of the condition remaining largely unclear. Health experts at the facility cite infections, hereditary factors, cerebral malaria, typhoid, high blood pressure, and excessive consumption of crude waragi as some of the major…