The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that scientists have yet to determine how a Ugandan health worker contracted the Sudan virus disease, ultimately leading to their death. During a meeting on Thursday, Otim Patrick Ramadan, a Health Emergency Officer at the WHO Africa office, disclosed that a team of epidemiologists has been dispatched to…
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to suspend US foreign aid, including funding for HIV treatment, has sparked widespread misinformation regarding drug access. This has led to fears in the community, potentially deterring clients from picking up their refills, which could adversely affect their health and care progress. Dr. Benard Michael Etukoit,…
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal KAMPALA, UGANDA — Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here this week as the United States stopped nearly all foreign development assistance. “These services are no more. All staff at the clinic were…
Leaders from seven African nations have gathered in Nairobi to strategise on securing the estimated $6.3 billion needed annually to sustain and expand malaria control efforts. The 2025 End Malaria Councils and Funds Chairs Meeting aims to advocate for the full replenishment of the Global Fund, a key player in the fight against malaria, amid…
The Ministry of Health has closed Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital and placed all health workers in isolation to curb the spread of the Ebola Sudan virus. The move follows the death of a 32-year-old male nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital, whose post-mortem samples confirmed Sudan Ebola Virus Disease. The nurse initially developed fever-like symptoms…
Police in Lwengo District have arrested Mathias Ssekidde, a private health worker, for allegedly raping a patient at a private health facility in Kyassonko ward, Kisekka sub-county. Ssekidde, a laboratory technician, was taken into custody on Wednesday after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her during a medical examination. Twaha Kasirye, the Greater Masaka…
VillageReach has launched a new program, funded by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, to enhance laboratory sample referral and transportation systems for epidemic-prone infectious diseases across Africa. The initiative, which began in January 2025, aims to strengthen health systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program addresses key barriers…
Zadok Wabuse, a 78-year-old resident of Bukhabusi Sub-county in Namisindwa District, has been confirmed to have died from tuberculosis (TB), dispelling initial fears of an Ebola outbreak. Wabuse passed away at Bukhabusi Health Center III shortly after being admitted. His death raised alarm as he exhibited Ebola-like symptoms, including bleeding from multiple body openings. This…
Jovia, a 30-year-old resident of an island in Mayuge, lost her two-month-old baby when a locally made boat capsized as she attempted to reach a medical facility on the mainland. Two years later, when her second child fell ill with severe vomiting, fear of another boat tragedy led her to seek alternative treatments on…
Parliament approved an additional UGX53.119 billion for the controversial Lubowa Hospital project, bringing the total government investment to UGX529.588 billion. This approval came after Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja assured lawmakers that the hospital would be completed by April 2025, with medical workers already undergoing training in Italy. The decision faced strong resistance from the Opposition,…