Date: 15 June 2026 Venue: Kampala Organizer: Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) On 15 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) convened a one-day Media Science Café in Kampala to strengthen journalists’ understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights, with particular focus on safe abortion, post-abortion care, and the public health…
Health Journalism Network Uganda (HEJNU) health Café in Gulu City. On June 23rd, 2026, the Health Journalism Network Uganda (HEJNU), with support from Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS Uganda) held a health media café at the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC), Gulu City on “The roll out of Lenacapavir amid HIV situation in…
Activity Overview On 17 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a Media Science Café in Kampala to strengthen journalists’ understanding of the latest evidence on Lenacapavir (LEN) and its role in HIV prevention. The session was presided over by HEJNU Team leader Esther Nakkazi and coordinated…
On 19 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a Media Science Café at Oxford Hotel in Mbarara City. The half-day engagement brought together journalists from print, radio, television, and online media across the Ankole Sub-region to strengthen their understanding of Lenacapavir (LEN), Uganda’s newest long-acting HIV…
Activity Overview On 19 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a half-day Media Science Café at Court Lane Hotel in Masaka City. The café brought together 21 journalists from radio, television, print, online, and digital media across the Greater Masaka region to strengthen their understanding of…
HEJNU Media Science Café funded by CATALYTIC Fund (IPAS) On 26 May 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) convened a one-day Media Science Café in Kampala sponsored by the CATALYTIC Fund to strengthen journalists’ understanding and reporting of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The session was opened by HEJNU Founder/President Esther…
Europe is making steady progress in reducing air pollution, but increasingly frequent heatwaves, wildfires and other climate-related events are creating new health risks and threatening decades of environmental gains, according to a major assessment released Wednesday. The European Air Quality Assessment Report 2025, published by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), found that emissions from…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s health surveillance system is struggling to meet national reporting targets at a time when the country continues to grapple with multiple infectious disease threats, according to the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiological Bulletin for Week 25. The report shows that only 68.5% of health facilities submitted surveillance reports on time during epidemiological…
Allergy and immunology specialists across Africa are calling for allergic diseases to be recognized as a public health priority, warning that millions of people are living with conditions that remain underdiagnosed and poorly managed across the continent. Marking World Allergy Week 2026, the African Alliance for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (AFRICALLI) said conditions such as…
Health educators and HIV/AIDS focal persons from across the Karamoja sub-region are undergoing training on the implementation of Lenacapavir, a new twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention, recently introduced by the Ministry of Health. The training, conducted by the Uganda AIDS Commission in Moroto District, is aimed at equipping health communication officers and focal persons…