Uganda, May 14 -- By tabet@ug.nationmedia.com The Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry, Dr Diana Atwine has announced a ban on hotel-based workshops for capacity building of health workers. "... Read More
Uganda, May 14 -- Penalties for air pollution in Uganda will now range from a fine of Shs400 million to Shs1 billion and or spending between four and 10 years in prison, depending on the gravity of th... Read More
Uganda, May 13 -- A new report by Makerere University School of Public Health indicates that only five percent of health facilities sampled across the country met all standards for the provision of fa... Read More
Uganda, May 12 -- Engineers and public health experts have warned of widespread use of inappropriate materials in Uganda's booming construction industry, leading to rising deaths of Ugandans due to fa... Read More
Uganda, May 10 -- The government has said it's targeting more than five million Ugandans in the new HIV self-testing drive launched yesterday in Kampala. Speaking at the launch of the Community Check... Read More
Uganda, May 9 -- The withdrawal of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the market amid complaints of rare but life-threatening side effects has triggered mixed reactions among Ugandans who took the jabs... Read More
Uganda, May 3 -- Figures from the World Heart Observatory, a global data platform run by the World Heart Federation, indicate that Uganda's annual heart and circulatory disease deaths doubled in the l... Read More
Uganda, May 1 -- Ugandan scientists have partnered with America's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) to test a new HIV vaccine, the leaders revealed on Tuesday. Dr Vamsi Vasireddy, the co... Read More
Uganda, May 1 -- Officials at the United States Embassy in Kampala have said their government would continue to support Uganda's health sector even as they prepare the country to "graduate" from relyi... Read More
Uganda, April 30 -- Loss and displacement as a result of worsening economic conditions and extreme weather events such as floods are increasing mental health problems in Uganda according to mental hea... Read More