Mbarara Media Café on “Abortion and Human Rights” in Uganda: Balancing the Right to Life, Women’s Health, and the Law The Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU) held a Media Café supported by CATALYSTS Consortium Project on “Abortion and Human Rights” at Adit Mall, an annex of Oxford Hotel in Mbarara City, on 11th March 2026.…
The United States government has transferred more than $100 million worth of digital health infrastructure to Uganda, in a move aimed at strengthening health security and advancing national self-reliance. The handover, which took place at the Ministry of Health Uganda in Kampala on March 31, includes digital health platforms, data systems, equipment, and select personnel…
Date: Friday, 6th February 2026 Location: Busoga Sub-Region Convener: Ms. Tausi Nakato The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) convened a media health Café supported by CATALYSTS Consortium Project, bringing together over 20 journalists, health experts, and activists from print, broadcast, and digital media. The event provided a lively platform for in-depth discussions, knowledge sharing, and…
Researchers at the Makerere University Lung Institute are calling for a nationwide rollout of targeted interventions to improve tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment uptake among men. The call follows a six-year study conducted in partnership with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which found that simple, gender-sensitive adjustments in TB services can significantly…
In many Ugandan homes, the birth of a child is a moment of celebration. But for thousands of families each year, that joy is quickly overshadowed by a diagnosis that can shape a child’s entire life. Across Uganda, about 20,000 babies are born annually with sickle cell disease—a genetic condition that causes severe pain, recurrent…
For over a decade, Uganda was hailed as a success story in the fight against malaria. Between 2009 and 2019, parasite prevalence among children under five fell from 45% to just 9%. But new data signals a worrying reversal. The 2024 Malaria Indicator Survey shows prevalence has risen to 12.5%, with some regions recording even…
At Butabika National Referral Hospital, wards meant for a few hundred patients are now filled far beyond capacity, with some patients sharing space as demand for mental health care surges. Doctors and nurses move quickly between patients, many of them young, as the country faces a growing mental health crisis. Juliet Nakku says the number…
Health workers in Kalangala District have raised concern that excessive alcohol consumption is undermining efforts to prevent HIV in the island district. They say widespread alcoholism is driving risky sexual behaviour and weakening community commitment to HIV prevention. Edinance Nalubega, in-charge of the ART clinic at Lulamba Health Centre III in Bufumira Sub-county, says many…
Leaders in Agago District, with support from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), have launched a door-to-door hygiene and sanitation verification campaign across several sub-counties to address poor sanitation and prevent disease outbreaks. The exercise, currently underway in Kuywee, Lirakato, Lokole, and Wol sub-counties, targets villages including Atut Arweny, Kidunga, Lapwa, Agwata Wil, Omukugungu, Lakwil, and…
Parliament on Thursday passed the National Drug and Health Products Authority Bill, 2025, amid growing concern over the proliferation of illicit and potentially harmful drinks on the Ugandan market. The debate took a dramatic turn when Kazo County MP Dan Kimosho Atwijukire tabled 25 beverage products seized from different parts of the country as evidence.…