Food once meant to nourish and sustain households is now, in many homes, increasingly linked to sickness, chronic illness, and even death. The Food Rights Alliance and partner organizations warn that unsafe food has become a silent public health crisis, with contaminated meals sending an estimated 1.3 million Ugandans to hospitals every year. Agnes Kirabo,…
At the age of 16, Sharon Namyalo found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy while still in secondary school. Fearful of her parents’ reaction and the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, she turned to unsafe methods in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy — a decision that nearly cost her life. Namyalo says she first tried…
The Jinja city’s based Nalufenya children’s hospital has disclosed that they handle a whopping 800 cases of Sickle Cell disease every month. James Kitonsa, a pediatrician at the hospital, says that their monthly sickle cell disease-SCD clinic’s load has grown from 760 in 2024 to now 800 per month this year. Most of these, he…
The Ministry of Health says over six hundred contacts of the fifteen Ebola Bundibugyo virus-positive cases in Uganda have been placed under a No-fly list. The Director of Public Health, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, told journalists that the authorities had distributed details of all those under follow-up to agencies responsible for travel to help curb possible…
Health officials in Arua City have isolated and are managing three patients at Oli Health Center IV after they presented with symptoms of Ebola. The suspects, two adult males and one student, are undergoing case management for the third day after they were picked up from their homes within Arua City by the City surveillance…
South Africa has made important progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), but the country is not yet winning the battle. TB remains one of the leading causes of death in South Africa, although there have been significant improvements in diagnosis, treatment access, and prevention efforts over the past decade. Prof Mohlopheni Marakalala, Unit Director…
There was chaos at the Elegu Border Point on the Uganda-South Sudan border in Amuru District on Monday afternoon after residents stormed a health facility and forcibly retrieved the body of a 35-year-old man who died with Ebola like symptoms. The deceased, identified as Fadil Miraci, reportedly died at around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday after…
Health officials in Jinja City have confirmed an outbreak of bilharzia on Kisima I and Kisima II islands in the Southern Division, Jinja City. The islands are located at the border between Jinja City and Buikwe District, on Lake Victoria. The confirmation follows investigations by Jinja City’s rapid response team after dozens of residents reported…
The Kumi District Health Department has put one suspected Ebola patient and two contacts in isolation. According to the District Health Officer (DHO) of Kumi District, Dr. Emmanuel Ongala, the district, which is located on the main highway connecting borders from Busia to Elegu in South Sudan, has been on high alert and surveillance since…
Hotter, less salty seas appear to activate growth and disease-related genes in Vibrio vulnificus, a marine bacterium capable of causing fatal wound infections. 27 May 2026 by Linda Geddes At a glance Researchers wanted to understand why Vibrio vulnificus infections are increasing in northern Europe, and whether climate change is making coastal waters more favourable for…