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UPDF Gets Hospital Storage Facility From US Government
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received a Level II hospital storage facility from the United States government at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre (URDCC), located at Jinja Cantonment, Gaddafi Barracks.
Brig…
MOH to Supply Five Delivery Beds to Entebbe Hospital
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Uganda, Dr. Diana Atwine, has announced plans to procure five delivery beds for Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital.
This decision comes after Gorreth Namugga, MP representing Mawogola…
Healthcare Workers’ Welfare and Recruitment to Considered in FY 2024/25
Minister Matia Kasaija announced that the Ministry of Finance has allocated Shs 2.946 trillion for the FY 2024/2025 to significantly enhance the health of Ugandans.
This new allocation will focus on a variety of critical health…
Lifestyle Choices: Key to Preventing and Managing Diabetes
Diabetes, a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels, has quietly become a global health crisis. Affecting millions worldwide, it silently wreaks havoc on lives, often with subtlety that belies its serious consequences.…
KCCA Praises Aga Khan Network’s Healthcare and Education Initiatives
Dorothy Kisaka, the Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has commended the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for enhancing the availability of high-quality healthcare and education services in Kampala.…
Mental Health Month: Shining a Light on the Overlooked Struggles of Men
By Hanna Claire Natukunda
As we observe Men's Mental Health Month, it's crucial to acknowledge the often-overlooked struggles that men face worldwide.
While significant progress has been made in women's empowerment, the…
Kyabazinga Inaugurates Gabula Block at Lubega Institute of Nursing and Health Professionals
His Majesty William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, the Kyabazinga of Busoga, recently inaugurated the multi-billion Gabula block at the Lubega Institute of Nursing and Health Professionals.
This grand event, held in Busei village of…
Legislators to Investigate Expiry of 2322Kgs of Drugs at Mubende Hospital
Legislators have announced plans to investigate the circumstances under which 2322 kilograms of drugs, valued at Shs121,238,895, expired in the stores of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.
This occurred despite patients being turned…
Lira Regional Referral Hospital Starts Sign Language Training
Patients with hearing impairment in Uganda always have challenges accessing medical services due to the lack of sign language interpreters in hospitals and other public institutions.
To access proper diagnosis and treatment for instance,…
Poor Handling of Accident Victims causing more Deaths
Over four thousand deaths in Uganda in 2023 were attributed to motor accidents; over one thousand five hundred Ugandans succumbed to poisoning between 2017-2023 while the numbers of those that succumbed to death due to falls may not be…