One in five Ugandans aged 60 and above suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, a new study by researchers at Makerere University’s Department of Psychiatry has revealed. Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative condition that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die, slowly destroying memory and thinking skills, and eventually, the ability to carry out…
During the Private Health Sector Convention organized by the Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF), Dr. Tom Aliti, the Commissioner in charge of partnerships in the Ministry of Health, highlighted some concerning issues regarding private health providers in Uganda. He revealed that although private health providers serve as the first point of care for over 50 percent…
Moroto Regional Referral Hospital is facing significant challenges in disposing of unclaimed bodies abandoned by relatives. The hospital administrators have decried the financial burden of burying the bodies, as families are neglecting their responsibility to claim their deceased loved ones. The unclaimed corpses include individuals who have died from gunshot wounds, alcohol abuse, and other…
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) management has expressed the need for increased funding from the government. They believe that the current annual allocation of Shillings 1.2 billion for medical supplies and drugs is insufficient. The management is requesting the government to triple the support to at least Shillings 3.6 billion annually to meet the demands…
The World Food Program (WFP) has announced upcoming changes to the distribution of food assistance to refugee households based on their vulnerability, starting in July 2023. In a joint press statement released on World Refugee Day 2023, the WFP emphasized the need to prioritize lasting solutions for the global refugee crisis, as sustainable long-term measures…
Young doctors are still unsure about the start of their training despite commitments by the Ministry of Finance that the government will soon resolve their issues. When reading the 2023/2024 budget speech to parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija made commitments that were seen as a sigh of relief to a group of doctors…
Ishaka Seventh-day Adventist Hospital, a faith-based private, not-for-profit institution owned by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Uganda Union was initially established as a dispensary in 1948 and later became a missionary hospital in 1950 The hospital is seeking Shillings 3 billion to construct a state-of-the-art maternity block. Based in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, the hospital serves patients from…
The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) has teamed up with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to address the shortage of rare blood groups, specifically the Rhesus-negative blood types, in the blood bank. The three-day drive aims to collect up to 3,000 units of this type of blood, with a particular focus on the “O-negative”…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use. The report describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfill the medical need. The report, titled “Left Behind in Pain” released on Friday highlights the problems in access…
As the prevalence of the challenges of infertility rises among men and women, there is a growing trend in Uganda towards Assisted Reproductive Technology. This shift has led to the establishment of numerous fertility clinics in Kampala, offering hope to couples seeking to conceive. Assisted Reproductive Technology involves the fertilization of a woman’s eggs with a man’s sperm…