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UNBS Calls for Policy Reforms to Lower Cost of Menstrual Products in Uganda
UNBS has pledged to strengthen standards and push policy reforms to improve access to safe and affordable menstrual health products in Uganda.
UNBS Pushes for Reforms to Cut Cost of Menstrual Products
UNBS is pushing policy and standards reforms to make menstrual health products more affordable and accessible, as stakeholders call for coordinated action across Uganda.
Kampala Partners with City Cancer Challenge to Boost Cancer Care
Kampala has joined the City Cancer Challenge network to strengthen cancer care, focusing on early detection, improved treatment access, and collaboration with global partners.
Rising Child Malaria Cases Accelerate Uganda’s Vaccine Rollout
Uganda is intensifying the rollout of the malaria vaccine after new national data revealed a sharp rise in malaria infections among young children, raising...
Rising Cervical Cancer Cases Raise Health Concerns in Uganda
Health experts are raising concern over the growing burden of cervical and breast cancer among women in Uganda, warning that the diseases are increasingly...
UPDF Offers Free Medical Services in Kamwokya Ahead of Women’s Day
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has conducted a free medical outreach in Kamwokya, Kampala, as part of activities leading to the International...
UK Military Delegation Praises Facilities at UPDF National Referral Hospital
A medical delegation from the United Kingdom military has held a series of engagements with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) aimed at strengthening...
Study Shows Self-Injection Gives Rural Women More Control over Family Planning
A new study has found that a small medical device is quietly changing women’s lives in parts of Eastern and Northern Uganda. Researchers say self-injectable...
IGG Orders Arrest of Nurse Over Alleged Patient Neglect in Kabale
The Inspector General of Government, Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has ordered the arrest of an enrolled nurse at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital over...