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Families will contribute Shillings 15,000 to the insurance pool for each member of their household should the cabinet approve the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme bill,” revealed the Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng. She also highlighted the history of failed attempts by the Health Ministry to establish the national health insurance scheme since 2004. In…
HIV activists have expressed their dismay at the sluggish adoption of newly approved HIV prevention methods, such as the dapivirine vaginal ring and the cabotegravir injection, in African countries,” remarked Winnie Byanyima, the UNAIDS Executive Director. She was speaking at a meeting in Kampala during the launch of a new manifesto aimed at advocating for…
The Lango sub-region has witnessed a significant increase in Viral Load Suppression (VLS) over the past five years,” stated recent reports. “The suppression rate has risen to 94 percent between 2018 and 2022, in contrast to the previous ten years when the sub-region struggled to surpass a viral load suppression rate of 85 percent.” The…
A group of intern doctors at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital are raising concerns over insecurity and the lack of accommodation near the facility,” said the hospital spokesperson. “The intern doctors were deployed at the hospital in August 2023 by the government through the Ministry of Health. However, due to a shortage of saff accommodation at…
The Mbale Regional Referral Hospital has received dialysis machines worth Shillings 200 million from the Health Ministry. These machines will play a crucial role in treating patients with kidney failure problems, reducing the need to send patients to other referral hospitals in Kampala for kidney treatment. Dr. Erick Ebono, who will be leading the dialysis…
The integration of health services for people living with HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) can significantly enhance health outcomes and generate substantial returns on investment, according to a new report titled Spending Wisely: Exploring the economic and societal benefits of integrating HIV/AIDS and NCDs service delivery . The report, launched by the NCD Alliance and RTI International…
The Ministry of Finance has inked a fresh loan agreement, securing a USD 30 million deal to support the construction of the forthcoming Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) set to be established in Naguru,” stated a government official. “The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has graciously extended this loan to our nation. Its primary purpose is…
In a significant development, the Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility (GDF) has declared substantial price reductions of up to 55% for bedaquiline, a crucial drug used in treating drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). The revised bedaquiline prices, obtained through an open and competitive tender, will be in effect until December 2024, benefiting the majority of low-…
The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy, including scientists from FutureNeuro at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy. The research, published in Nature Genetics, greatly advances our knowledge of why epilepsy develops and…
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is taking action to improve the quality of meat sold in the Ugandan market. This decision comes in response to alarming revelations about the unhygienic conditions in which meat is prepared and sold across the country, discovered during a tour of butcher shops in various locations. UNBS has…