5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (666+ words) A power supply crisis at Nakaseke General Hospital is threatening to undermine gains made after the facility’s laboratory was refurbished and upgraded to serve as a regional testing hub, hospital officials have warned. The laboratory was refurbished by Baylor Foundation…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (175+ words) The government has stepped up efforts to curb water-related fatalities through stricter enforcement, mandatory regulations, and community training to address a public health crisis estimated to claim up to 3,000 lives annually. The official national burden, outlined in the Drowning Prevention…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (785+ words) Uganda is finalising a new 10-year health financing strategy aimed at increasing domestic funding for healthcare and reducing the sector’s reliance on foreign assistance, Ministry of Health officials said Thursday. The Uganda Health Financing Strategy (UHFS), which will run from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (382+ words) By Sam Caleb Opio Kamuli District Local Council is set to table a motion seeking to introduce a monthly community sanitation and cleaning day to complement the national cleaning exercise held on the last Saturday and Sunday [for SDA] of…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (152+ words) Daily Monitor The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church and leaders of the ruling party have called for a peaceful approach to the National Cleaning Day initiative, urging the government to sensitise Ugandans on sanitation rather than resorting to force to enforce…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (419+ words) This weekend, the country witnessed its second national cleaning exercise. Slated for Saturday from 7am to 10am, citizens are required to go out and clean their communities. The mandatory three-hour exercise, announced last month, will be observed on the last Saturday of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) The Ministry of Health is seeking Shs131 billion to fund the National Oral Health Strategy 2025–2030, a five-year framework designed to expand dental care access and curb the rising burden of oral diseases across Uganda. Speaking during a media engagement in Kampala…...