Masaka hospital overwhelmed as 160 preterm births recorded monthly
Masaka Regional Referral Hospital registers at least 160 cases of premature births every month, a figure that is overwhelming its neonatal unit despite support from gover...
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MTN Uganda Supports Maternal Health in Remote Amudat
MTN Uganda Supports Maternal Health in Remote AmudatMTN Uganda has concluded its 2026 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign by strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare a...
Entebbe Hospital staffing at 21% as MPs warn of growing pressure on health services
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is operating with only about one-fifth of its approved staffing structure as patient numbers rise, raising concerns about workload and...
Winners: President Museveni, Dr Mathias Magoola and 12 Others Honoured as Uganda Health Sector Transformation Champions
In recognition of notable achievements in Uganda’s health sector under the leadership of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Public O...
Uganda Records 2 Million Births in 2025 as Health System Struggles to Keep Pace
Uganda recorded approximately 2 million births in 2025, according to Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, who warned that rapid population...
Uganda population to rise to 48.2million this year – Health Ministry
Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Acen at the launch of the State of Uganda Population ReportThe Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that Uganda’s populat...
Unsafe Abortions Increasingly Recorded among Adult Women, New Data Shows
Health experts caution, however, that these figures may only reflect a fraction of the true burden. Many abortions are illegally procured in unregulated settings where de...
Stanbic Bank Donates Maternal Health Equipment to Mpuggwe Health Center III
Patients and health workers at Mpuggwe Health Center III in Masaka City are set to benefit from improved maternal health services following a donation of essential medica...
The birth rate went up in 2024 after a historic drop, driven by moms over 40
After years of ominous headlines about the world's shrinking birth rates, there's a bright spot. The US birth rate slightly increased in 2024, according to preliminary da...
PLE candidates need reassurance not threats
This week Primary Seven candidates will seat their final exam which is set by Uganda National Examination Board. This annual exam always comes with a mix of anxiety, worr...