The United States and Rwanda have signed a new five-year health cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening Rwanda’s health system, sustaining progress against major diseases, and improving outbreak preparedness. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Washington by Jeremy Lewin, the US Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom, and Rwanda’s Minister of…
Health facilities under the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) are warning they could slip into financial distress following a sharp decline in donor support and uncertainty over sustained government funding. The Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau is the coordinating agency for all Protestant-founded health facilities in Uganda. These facilities form one of the country’s largest Private…
Communities in Arua District are celebrating after the installation of two solar-powered water supply systems, bringing clean, safe water closer to households that for decades relied on distant streams and shallow wells. Residents of Ojibari in Ajia Sub-county and Sungulu in Vurra Sub-county previously faced long, often hazardous walks to fetch water, sometimes sharing wells…
Leaders in Mukono Municipality are calling on the government to ensure a steady supply of sickle cell medication, warning that shortages put hundreds of patients at risk of avoidable deaths. The appeal was made by Mukono Municipal Council Speaker Dorah Nakaddu Nsubuga Lwembawo during a special council sitting at Mayor’s Gardens to honor the late…
HIV cases in Mityana have doubled over the past year, rising from 1.5% to 3%, raising alarm among health authorities who attribute the surge to dwindling funding for HIV/AIDS interventions. The sharp increase set the tone for this year’s district commemoration of World AIDS Day, held under the theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.”…
The Ministry of Health has launched a new digital platform designed to support tele-mentoring and continuous capacity building for practising health workers. The platform, the ECHO Supra Hub, will enhance the flow of information and keep health workers up to date with rapidly changing health technologies, according to Dr. Alfred Driwale, the Commissioner of Human…
As Uganda marked World AIDS Day on December 1, health experts in the Teso subregion warned that poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is undermining progress in controlling HIV. While national figures show a sustained drop in prevalence, inconsistent drug intake—especially among adolescents and young adults—is threatening treatment outcomes and fueling drug resistance. Adherence to…
The number of children dying before their fifth birthday is expected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published Tuesday in the Gates Foundation’s 2025 Goalkeepers Report. In 2024, 4.6 million children died before age 5. New modeling by the Institute for Health Metrics and…
Dr. Godfrey Egwau, a distinguished Consultant Gynecologist and one of Teso’s most respected medical professionals, died at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. He was 64. His family confirmed his passing on Saturday, 23 November 2025, and said funeral arrangements will be announced in due course. Originally from Arapai, Obutaei Cell A in Soroti City…
The government has reaffirmed its plan to establish Regional Cancer Institutes across the country as Uganda continues to grapple with rising cancer cases that are straining the national health system. The announcement was made by the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, during a plenary sitting on 30 October 2025 in response…