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Africa CDC, WHO Praise Uganda’s Ebola Response Efforts
Uganda has been commended on its fight and management of the deadly disease Ebola.
In a meeting held in Kampala, the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Director General, Dr....
Medical interns Boycott 2026/27 Deployment until government resolves welfare concerns
Medical interns due to begin their 2026/2027 internship have announced that they will not report to their assigned hospitals until the government resolves their welfare concerns and withdraws the...
Health Minister Baryomunsi Moves to Revisit Medical Internship Funding Decision
KAMPALA, Uganda — Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has said he will present a Cabinet paper seeking a review of the government’s decision on medical internship facilitation, following concerns...
Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Case in Kyegegwa
The single Marburg case was detected in Kyegegwa district in the west of Uganda, in a 1-1/2-year-old child who had died.
Public concern is rising after health officials sounded an...
Gov’t launches nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign
The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign targeting universities and other higher institutions of learning, in a move aimed at increasing testing...
Gov’t to get 19,200 more doses of lenacapavir
The Ministry of Health has announced that Uganda will receive an additional 19,200 doses of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable medicine used to prevent HIV infection, as demand for the...