There is a confirmed outbreak of measles in Amuru District after test results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) returned positive for two children. The samples were sent to the institute on October 7th, following reports of suspected cases in Agwayugi Parish in Lamogi Sub-county. According to Robert Onekalit, the Amuru District Surveillance Focal…
“As a midwife, I’ve held a torch in one hand while I prayed on one side that a mother didn’t die in childbirth,” said Angela Nguku, founder of the White Ribbon Alliance Kenya. A midwife by vocation, Nguku said her 16-year journey as a talent advocate for pregnant women and newborns began in the delivery…
In a society where emotional vulnerability among men is often masked by silence or coded expressions—and where resilience is expected above all—WHO Uganda is shifting the narrative, one conversation at a time. Responding to the growing global dialogue on workplace mental health, especially during the current transition within WHO and across the broader UN community,…
Between 2005 and 2015 alone, chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology was estimated to have affected 34,000 people, and the toll is still rising. 20 October 2025 by Kanika Gupta In the quiet village of Chinavanka in Andhra Pradesh, 42-year-old Madanala Giridhar Rao sits with a small stress-ball in his hand, gently squeezing it, as…
The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded troubling fluctuations in maternal deaths during the surveillance weeks of September and October 2025, raising concerns about the country’s progress towards reducing preventable maternal mortality. According to the ministry’s weekly epidemiological bulletins, Week 38 (Sept. 15–21) saw eight reported maternal deaths, a drop from 16 the week before. Among…
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has ordered an immediate recall of all batches of the anesthesia drug Bupitroy Heavy from the Ugandan market, citing severe and potentially fatal side effects. In an Oct. 16 letter to the pharmacist in charge at Abacus Pharma (A) Ltd., NDA Secretary Dr. David Nahamya said the regulator had received…
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has issued a strong warning against a growing wave of misinformation claiming that men suckling women’s breasts can prevent breast cancer — calling the notion completely false and scientifically baseless. Speaking at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Naghib Bogere, an oncologist at UCI,…
Providers of family planning services in refugee-hosting health facilities are calling for professional interpreters, saying language barriers are compromising care and preventing refugees from making informed contraceptive choices. Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue organized by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) on sexual and reproductive health in refugee settings, Maria Goretti Kemirembe, a family…
Several sickle cell patients enrolled in the clinic at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) are going without Hydroxyurea, a key crisis-management drug that helps prevent severe complications. Hydroxyurea is a disease-modifying medication for sickle cell anemia that reduces painful crises, hospitalizations, and acute chest syndrome. It works by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF), making red blood…
The Joint Medical Store (JMS) has launched a 12-billion-shilling medical warehouse in Gulu City, a major investment expected to transform the distribution and availability of quality medical supplies across Northern Uganda. The state-of-the-art facility, the second JMS branch outside Kampala, marks a milestone in the organization’s drive to decentralize health logistics and improve access to…