Tag Archives: health

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The governments of the United States and Uganda held the first meeting of the new Joint Health Steering Committee to oversee implementation of their five-year $2.3 billion Health Memorandum of Understanding signed last December. Co-chaired by the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda William W. Popp and …

Soroti, Uganda | URN | A growing garbage crisis at Soroti Main Market has sparked health concerns among traders and residents as uncollected waste piles continue to emit a foul stench and disrupt business operations. Waste collection services at the market have stalled, worsening sanitation conditions and exposing vendors and customers …

The WHO estimates 287 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B or C infection   NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Global efforts to tackle viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress, but the disease remains a major public health threat, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report …

  Here is what it will take for Ugandans to save for investment, rather than emergencies   COMMENT | DIPHUS TUGUME | There has been an ongoing discussion about how to raise Uganda’s savings ratio from 19.3% of GDP in FY2023/24 to about 22.89% by FY2029/30. According to the Ugandan government’s …

OPINION | WILLINGTON BESSONG OJONG | Today, April 25, is World Veterinary Day. As the world marks this important day under the theme “Veterinarians – Guardians of Food and Health,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joins Uganda and the global community in celebrating veterinarians as indispensable actors …

A UK study, involving nearly 20,000 people, found that those who spent at least a total of 120 minutes every week in greenery were significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being.   NEWS FEATURE | AGENCIES | If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in …

After years of U.S-backed investment, the transfer of data systems marks a shift from external support to state control   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In a district hospital in eastern Uganda, a mother waits as a clinician opens an electronic medical records system instead of reaching for a paper …

Several countries in East and Southern Africa—including Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa—remain among the high TB-burden settings globally COMMENT | ALEMNEW DAGNEW | In many high-income countries, even a small number of tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses can generate headlines and prompt a rapid public health response. Recent situations in …

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 …

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 …