More than 1,500 patients suffering from sickle cell disease are struggling to access treatment at Luwero hospital over high transport costs. In 2011, Luwero Hospital with support from Holly Foundation set up a sickle cell clinic to handle patients each week. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder affecting red blood cells making them unable…
The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition, and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, this is according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).The report also notes that over a quarter of a billion people are facing acute hunger and people in seven…
When 30-year-old Anthony Otyeka, a boda body rider in Gulu city left home for his day job, the result was an accident that almost left him for the dead. On September 16, 2021, after an evening out with his friends and catching some drinks while chatting about the day, as was his routine, Otyeka lost…
Laboratory tests for the 48 year old man suspected of having Ebola in Jinja district turned out negative for both Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the samples taken from the late Anthony Mutebe, a resident of Mukwanga Zone in…
An increasing number of people are showing up at hospitals with complications related to COVID-19, long after recovery from the viral respiratory disease, according to health workers. Dr Christine Sekajja, a Physician at Mulago National Referral Hospital who is part of the COVID-19 treatment team told URN in an interview that many people still encounter…
Health workers in the Karamoja sub-region are facing significant challenges in providing essential health services to the population due to persistent insecurity and poor road networks. The insecurity and poor roads are particularly affecting health workers’ ability to reach people in remote villages. Dr. Salome Tino, the Abim District Health Officer, says that insecurity and poor…
Senior House Officers (SHOs), also known as senior medical doctors undergoing postgraduate training at regional and national referral hospitals, have announced their intention to resume a strike over non-payment of their remuneration by the government. The doctors had previously gone on strike in March for three weeks due to the same issue. The SHO’s Chief…
Police have blocked medical interns from holding a press conference that will inform the public through the media about their predicament. The medical interns are pushing for deployment by the Ministry of Health. The interns had gathered at Mulago guest house Monday morning, where they had called journalists to discuss the need for deployment to…
Experts are concerned that Uganda may not meet its commitment to defeating HIV as an epidemic by 2030, as children living with the virus struggle to stay on treatment. Michael Byamukama, the Country Director of the Regional Psycho-social Support Initiative (REPSSI), reports that the biggest reason children abandon treatment is lack of food. When…
There are high levels of alcohol use among people living with HIV, affecting their adherence to HIV medications, this is according to researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health. In a study conducted among fishermen operating around Lake Victoria, researchers screened over a thousand fishermen and individuals who closely work with them and found…