Health communication is most effective when people receive, understand, and trust information in the language they use in everyday life. Across Africa and many low-resource settings, a significant proportion of the population has limited proficiency in official languages such as English, French, or Portuguese. Consequently, health messages delivered only in these languages may fail to…
Health workers are calling for expanded age-appropriate sexuality education for girls, saying it could help reduce the high number of unsafe abortions reported in Uganda. Speaking at a Media Café organized by the Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU), Joyce Najjemba, a nursing officer at Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, said the hospital’s emergency department…
The Ministry of Health said Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention injection launched in Uganda in April, is exceeding available supplies, with men accounting for a growing share of those seeking the drug. Speaking at a meeting attended by HIV advocates, researchers and policymakers, Dr. Herbert Kadama, the ministry’s coordinator for Pre-Exposure…
As Uganda intensifies border surveillance and security measures to prevent the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), allegations have emerged that some Congolese nationals are bribing security personnel to gain entry into the country. The more than 1,000-kilometer border between Uganda and the DRC, stretching from Koboko to Kisoro, is dotted…