From 5–8 October 2026, Yaoundé, Cameroon, will host the fourth regional Women’s Climate Assembly (WCA), under the theme Our lands, our voices: African women united for climate justice and reparations. The gathering will bring together women from across West and Central Africa to strengthen a movement for climate justice rooted in ecofeminist resistance and the…
By Jael Namiganda Uganda is strengthening its maternal and perinatal death surveillance system to improve the documentation of deaths, identify gaps in healthcare delivery and strengthen the country’s ability to detect emerging health threats. The initiative is being implemented through the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system, with the Ministry of Health…
Today, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the END Fund signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership to accelerate the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across African Union Member States. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, during a high-level strategy circle…
Nearly 40% of the world’s population has been exposed to dangerous levels of ground-level ozone during the first eight months of 2026, as extreme heat and human-caused air pollution combine to create conditions that favour formation of the harmful pollutant. The finding comes from a new global analysis by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS),…
The Drowning Prevention Media Café was held on 4 September 2026 to launch the 3,000 Campaign, a three-month national effort to raise awareness about drowning in Uganda and mobilise support for training community responders in high-risk lakeside communities. The café highlighted the growing burden of drowning in Uganda and focused on practical measures that…
In September 2026, the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural Medicines (DPNM) presented a stock status update on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) commodities. Presented by Magona Sandra the diagnostic highlights significant inventory imbalances at the central level across combined National Medical Stores (NMS) and Joint Medical Store (JMS) holdings. While long-acting contraceptives…
Uganda is set to assess how well government, development partners, civil society and the private sector are working together to improve health outcomes for women, children and adolescents. The review will focus on the country’s expanded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition platform, known as RMNCAAH+N, which brings together different actors involved in…
In August 2024, the WHO declared the mpox upsurge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and its spread to neighbouring countries, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The emergence of a new strain and its rapid spread across eastern DRC, and later to other African countries and beyond, made reliable diagnosis essential…
Only one in six countries has enough dermatologists to meet population needs, with Africa facing some of the widest gaps Only one in six countries worldwide has enough dermatologists to meet the healthcare needs of its population, with high-income countries almost nine times more likely to have an adequate dermatology workforce than low-income countries, according…
The Gates Foundation has announced plans to spend at least US$1 billion over the next two years to expand access to artificial intelligence, with investments targeting health, education, agriculture and the digital infrastructure needed to make the technology more accessible to poorer and underserved communities. The commitment comes amid growing concern that artificial intelligence could…