A total of 190 students have graduated with diplomas in nursing and midwifery from the Defence Forces Institute of Health Sciences, marking a significant step in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) efforts to strengthen its healthcare system.The graduates completed a rigorous tw
Masaka Regional Referral HospitalKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is facing challenges in its ambulance services following cuts in funding.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, the hos
John Bosco Otim, 37, an assistant nursing officer at Atutur General Hospital in the dock at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court over allegations of conducting an unauthorized surgical procedure and performing a negligent act likely to spread infection. PHOTO | JULIET KIGONGO. An assis
Anya Meyerowitz didn’t know if she wanted children, primarily out of fear about what would happen during her delivery. But an experience with a world-renowned childbirth pioneer – who also happened to ha
What you need to know:President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on May 1 demanded that companies recruit employees on a permanent rather than a temporary basis. If this declaration is carried out, it will impose mandatory employment contracts and set working con
