Mulago National Referral Hospital has requested an additional Shs8.598 billion for the 2025/2026 financial year to strengthen its organ transplant services. The hospital’s Executive Director, Dr.
The Committee on Health has renewed calls for Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital to be upgraded to a National Referral Hospital to ease pressure on Mulago Hospital.
The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) has unveiled a State-Of-The-Art Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) expected to revolutionize cardiac care in Uganda's healthcare system. Officially commissioned on December 17, 2024, the UGX 7.98 billion facility is the most advanced of its kind in Africa.
Uganda has received a consignment of Hepatitis C drugs from Egypt, sufficient to treat 500 patients.
The drugs were received on Monday morning by SFC Commander Maj Gen BD Mugisha on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has committed to funding research efforts aimed at developing a vaccine and potential cures for HIV/AIDS.
The Government of Iceland has contributed $1 million to UNICEF to support adolescent mothers and their children in Uganda.
Rev Canon Prof Gideon Byamugisha, the first religious leader to publicly disclose his HIV status, shared his inspiring story of resilience and faith with the staff of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF).
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Gavi CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar held a high-level meeting at State Lodge, Nakasero, to address challenges in child immunisation and advance Uganda’s public health efforts.
Bliss GVS Pharmaceuticals has donated anti-malarial and dermatological medicines valued at UGX 35 million to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The donation was received on Wednesday by Dr.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has allocated funds to assist Uganda in controlling a recent monkeypox outbreak, which first surfaced in July 2024 in Kasese District.
