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Ugandans living longer, health survey indicates

Uganda, March 10 -- New figures unveiled by the government on Thursday show that Uganda's life expectancy shot up by 17 years across the past two decades. The increment in average longevity of a Ugan... Read More


Uneb reports improvement in Biology, Chemistry performance

Uganda, March 8 -- The percentage of A-level candidates who passed the Biology and Chemistry subjects has increased in 2023, signalling a possible increase in the number of students going for health-r... Read More


Discharged kidney transplant beneficiary, donor in good health - Doctors

Uganda, March 7 -- Medical doctors in Mulago Hospital on March 7 said the first patient to benefit from a kidney transplant and his donor, are in good health, more than two months after a successful t... Read More


Medical workers wasting blood, say health experts

Uganda, March 6 -- Health researchers said patients who do not require blood transfusion and those not tested to determine their need, are being transfused in hospitals, a vice they warn may endanger ... Read More


Hospitals ask govt for 50 per cent increase in medical supplies

Uganda, March 6 -- Public hospitals have asked the government to increase the quantity of drugs it supplies them by at least 50 per cent, in addition to addressing staffing gaps, to improve patient sa... Read More


Weather experts project heavy rain in first season

Uganda, March 4 -- A new projection by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) shows that the first rainy season for 2024 will have more rainfall than last year's, signaling the possibilit... Read More


Weather experts project heavy rain in first rainy season

Uganda, March 4 -- A new projection by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) shows that the first rainy season for 2024 will have more rainfall than last year's, signaling the possibilit... Read More


IGAD calls for increased health data sharing to combat epidemics

Uganda, Feb. 29 -- As Uganda strengthens its capacity to prevent and respond to future disease outbreaks, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for increased health data sha... Read More


Uganda receives 25,000 doses of Ebola vaccines

Uganda, Feb. 29 -- The Health ministry has received 25,060 doses of Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccines to be used in preventive vaccination in 20 districts that are at higher risk of outbreak. Lt Col D... Read More


Uganda has made limited progress in GBV fight- report

Uganda, Feb. 27 -- A new report on Uganda's human rights performance on its global commitment to improving health and addressing sexual and gender-based violence, shows limited progress in the impleme... Read More