Global malaria cases rose to 282 million in 2024, up from 273 million the previous year, with an estimated 610,000 deaths, underscoring the fragile progress in the fight against the disease, according to the World Health Organization. The increase comes despite major long-term gains. Since 2000, global efforts have prevented an estimated 2.3 billion cases…
As the world marks World Malaria Day, scientists across Africa are exploring new ways to reduce the spread of one of the continent’s deadliest diseases: malaria. While significant progress has been made over the past two decades, the 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report warns that momentum in the fight against malaria has stalled. Despite continued…
By Tian Johnson, African Alliance, and Fatima Hassan, Health Justice Initiative Lenacapavir promised to change the course of the epidemic, but a limited, geographically selective rollout exposes a harder reality: who gets protected, who is left behind, and whether this is progress or containment. What is presented as pragmatism is, in fact, a set of…
April 2026 The United States, in partnership with the Global Fund, has delivered lenacapavir, a cutting-edge new HIV prevention medication developed by U.S. company Gilead, to Uganda—marking a significant milestone in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Uganda is one of the ten priority countries selected for the initial rollout and the fifth in Africa to…
Uganda is experiencing increased infectious disease risks, with suspected cases of typhoid fever and dysentery rising above expected levels, according to the Ministry of Health’s weekly epidemiological bulletin. The report indicates that observed cases of typhoid and dysentery exceeded the established alert threshold, which is based on the average number of weekly cases recorded over…
Uganda recorded an increase in maternal deaths in the second week of April, even as national disease surveillance systems continue to face reporting challenges, according to the Ministry of Health’s latest epidemiological bulletin. A total of 17 maternal deaths were reported in epidemiological week 15 (April 6–12, 2026), up from nine deaths the previous week,…
What does it mean for a country to step away from a law designed to confront one of its most widespread forms of violence? In Uganda, the scale of sexual violence is neither abstract nor anecdotal, it is measurable, persistent, and deeply rooted. Data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS) paints a troubling picture.…
Parliament has urged the government to allocate an additional UGX71.47 billion to expand the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) programme, following a Cabinet directive to lower the eligibility age from 80 to 65 years. The proposal was presented by Agnes Kunihira, Chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, during plenary on…
Nigeria will host the world’s highest-level ministerial meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for the first time on African soil, marking a significant shift in global efforts to address one of the leading public health threats. The 5th High-Level Ministerial Meeting on AMR is scheduled for June 28–30, 2026, in Abuja under the theme “One Health…
The Government of Iceland has joined Denmark and Sweden in a multi-donor partnership to support sexual and reproductive health programmes in Uganda, committing $3 million (about Shs11 billion) to the Strengthening Adolescents and Youth Empowerment and Rights (SAY Plus+) Programme. The agreement was signed between the Government of Iceland and United Nations Population Fund, which…