A new multi-agency initiative has been launched in Soroti City to curb rising HIV infections, with a focus on adolescents and young people amid growing concern over high transmission rates. The intervention, led by the Ministry of Health Uganda, the Uganda AIDS Commission and The AIDS Support Organisation, targets adolescent girls and young women aged…
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has recorded a sharp rise in premature births, raising concern among health workers despite ongoing efforts to promote safer pregnancies. The hospital, which serves the Acholi sub-region and parts of northern Uganda, registered 7,632 normal deliveries last year, alongside 4,062 caesarean sections, according to maternity ward in-charge Rose Akumu Olok. Seven…
The Pathology Department at Mulago National Referral Hospital has introduced a WhatsApp-based system to help patients check the status of their biopsy results, easing long waits and cutting travel costs. The tool, developed by Dr. Sharif Musoke, an associate consultant pathologist, allows patients to receive updates remotely rather than returning repeatedly to the hospital. For…
The children come first—some shy, some playful, others clinging to their mothers’ dresses—each carrying a diagnosis that, in many Ugandan communities, is still misunderstood. Around them are their caregivers, mostly mothers, who have learned to navigate a world of whispered judgment, long hospital journeys, and, too often, abandonment. In Bukiike village in Nyenga Division, Buikwe…