Uganda has registered a significant decline in leprosy cases over the past four years, signaling steady progress in efforts to eliminate the disease. According to the Health Ministry, reported cases dropped from 581 in 2022 to 203 in 2025. The milestone was announced on Tuesday during national celebrations to mark World TB and Leprosy Day…
With global cholera vaccine stocks at an all-time high, preventive vaccination is allowing Mozambique to get out ahead of outbreak risk. 9 March 2026 by Winile Ximba Despite a blow from a season of bad floods, Mozambique’s preventative cholera vaccine drive has notched up wins. Mozambique is the first country in the world to restart…
In rural Uganda a lack of reliable power means mothers are often forced to give birth in the dark. Now a new solarisation project is bringing light and reliable electricity to health centres across the country. 16 March 2026 by John Musenze At a glance Like many health centres in Uganda, Nakifuma Health Centre III…
Severe nurse shortages across African neonatal units are leaving newborns without essential care, with only a fraction of required tasks being completed, new data shows. Research presented at the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2026 found that nurses are able to deliver just one-third of the care newborns need. Another third is delegated to mothers…