Health

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to remove administrative barriers to facilitate the rapid movement of health personnel, medical vehicles, and emergency supplies across their shared border. The commitment was formalized Monday evening in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, when the two countries’ …

  Snacks or beverages to avoid are those primarily made up of lots of sugar, as these are gobbled up by cavity-causing bacteria   SPECIAL FEATURE | AGENCIES | Your oral microbiome is the key to a healthy mouth and body. Here’s how to make sure it’s well-nourished. Everyone knows …

  One of Uganda’s largest private healthcare network, Honours Top Performers at Annual Awards.   ✳️ C-Care Gulu – Hospital of the Year ✳️ C-Care Nansana – Clinic of the Year   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  C-Care Uganda has celebrated a monumental milestone, marking 30 years of operating in Uganda alongside hosting …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the weekend, C-Care Uganda once again joined the Rotary Cancer Run as a key healthcare partner, bringing its medical expertise closer to participants and communities throughout the campaign. At Kololo, C-Care’s medical teams were on hand to support runners and participants, providing first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Chil Group has launched a digital health platform that will allow specialists in urban medical centres to provide real-time inpatient care to patients in rural health facilities, it said in a media release on Sept.3. The E-Ward Round Platform is designed to connect rural …

Nairobi, Kenya | URN | The Aga Khan University Hospital, in Nairobi (AKUH, N), has performed the region’s first robotic-assisted gallbladder removal surgery, marking a major step forward in the adoption of advanced minimally invasive surgical care in East Africa. The procedure, medically known as robotic-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy, combines conventional …

  Mbale, Uganda | URN | More than 150 patients were referred from Bududa District to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in the 2025/2026 financial year because of inadequate blood supplies, according to the District Health Officer. The shortage is reflected in the district’s request to the Mbale Regional Blood Bank. Bududa …

  The World Health Organisation estimates that more than one billion people globally live with a mental health condition   NEWS ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA |  The tendency to link mental illness to violent crime is reinforcing stigma and preventing many Ugandans from seeking help, mental health specialists have warned. …

  By revolutionizing how we combat disease,warfare, and stimulate income growth, AI could fundamentally alter the terms of human existence   COMMENT | DAMBISA MOYO |  Over the long sweep of history, three forces have driven humanity’s greatest transformations, for good and ill: disease, war, and economic growth. By reducing costs …

    Donation adds to U.S.-backed efforts to strengthen Uganda’s Ebola preparedness and response   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The United States has delivered an experimental antibody treatment for Ebola to Uganda as the country strengthens its preparedness against another possible cross-border spread of the disease from the Democratic …