Gulu, Uganda | URN | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital management has pledged sweeping reforms in healthcare service delivery following serious allegations of patient neglect, arrogance, and mistreatment by some staff. The commitment was made during a community baraza held on Thursday at the hospital premises in Gulu City. The meeting …
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Kawempe, Uganda | PARLIAMENT | Maternal deaths annually recorded at Kawempe National Referral Hospital have been slashed over the past three years from 200 to 60, Members of Parliament have been told. The revelation was made by the hospital’s executive director, Dr Emmanuel Byaruhanga, while appearing before the Public Accounts …
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The controversy and promise of Uganda’s new health pact with the United States Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Dec. 10, 2025, Uganda entered into one of the most consequential health partnerships in its recent history. At the Ministry of Finance headquarters in Kampala, senior officials from Uganda and the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a stunning display of resilience and cultural heritage, members of the Batwa and Bakiga communities made an extraordinary journey to this year’s World Wildlife Day celebrations in Entebbe. After trekking over 500 kilometres from the hills of Kanungu District in Ruhija, they arrived …
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Spes Medical Centre expands Community Health access with Comprehensive Reproductive Health Camp Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On the eve of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Spes Medical Centre Kitintale will host a Sexual and Reproductive Health Camp for all on Saturday, 7th March. The camp, which will mainly offer free and subsidised …
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Despite laws in place, predictable emergencies are still being exploited, revealing gaps in planning and accountability Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In Uganda, disasters ranging from seasonal floods, landslides, to public health emergencies—rarely spare ordinary citizens. Families displaced by floods can spend weeks in makeshift shelters, while overstretched health facilities …
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How Uganda’s group support psychotherapy is reshaping mental‑health care for people living with HIV ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When Dr Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu speaks about depression and HIV, she does so with the measured tone of a researcher — but also with the urgency of someone who has witnessed the …
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COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | The defining challenge of the 21st century is not technological capacity, economic growth, or political power; it is whether humanity can sustain life on a planet it is rapidly degrading. Environmental protection has moved from the margins of policy debate to the very centre of global …
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One of the clearest signs of progress is the growing transformation of district data systems NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Across the winding corridors of district health offices in Uganda, a quiet but profound transformation is taking place. It is not marked by grand announcements or sweeping reforms but by …
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New facility advancing continuum of care and decentralised specialised healthcare in Western Uganda Mbarara,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Uganda has officially opened C-Care Mbarara Hospital, a fully-fledged multi-speciality hospital that marks a significant milestone in expanding access to comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services in western Uganda. The hospital builds on C-Care’s …
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