Safal Uganda Baati Foundation, under its health thematic focus, joined hands with Rotary Uganda in the 12th Annual Rotary Cancer Run on 25 August 2024, held at the UMA Millennium Parking Grounds. This partnership aims to raise awareness and improve access to cancer care across Uganda.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health unveiled its Climate Change Health National Adaptation Plan (H-NAP), a strategic initiative to enhance the resilience of the nation’s health system against the impacts of climate change.
What is mpox (monkeypox)?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the rising cases of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several other African countries as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
The government has unveiled a new reform in the health sector aimed at upgrading Health Centre IVs to community hospitals.
This announcement was made by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the parliamentary session on Thursday, August 8, chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa.
The Ugandan Government, in collaboration with Makerere University, has inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Health Lab. This pioneering initiative aims to revolutionise healthcare delivery using artificial intelligence (AI), marking a crucial advancement for the nation.
Lawmakers have called for the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City, citing unhygienic conditions which they said poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat.
The Stanbic Uganda-led Corporate Society for Safe Motherhood in partnership with the Ministry of Health flagged off a ten-day campaign to raise awareness of Preeclampsia, a condition of high blood pressure which affects women during pregnancy.
Makerere University students, staff and the general public will have easy and free access to Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) health services courtesy of a new mobile application developed by Makerere University Hospital.
