Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health revealed Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April, currently surpasses available doses, with more men demanding the twice-yearly drug.Speaking at a meeting attended by HIV advocates, researchers and pol
President Museveni has made a case for visiting Uganda, noting that few countries around the globe can match the beauty that the East African nation is.“Uganda is unique. There are only three points on the globe which are like this — Uganda and two others. Why is Uganda unique? It is u
A team of six health workers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital took eight hours to operate on Samuel Akamumpa, an 9-year-old boy who was forced to swallow four dozen needles and many pieces of broken pens in Mitooma district. The team comprised of an anesthetist, three pediatric surgeons, and
vicious family war has exploded inside the wealthy family of former Minister of Health and Works Shaban Kirunda Nkutu, decades after the powerful minister was brutally killed by the regime of dictator Idi Amin in 1973.What started as a mourning period following the death of family matriarc
Uganda is preparing for a major shift in HIV treatment as researchers and health officials work towards introducing long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) that could replace daily HIV pills with injections taken once every two months.The new treatment, which combines cabotegra
Police in Mitooma District are holding a 45-year-old woman for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow dozens of sewing needles.Juliet Tushabeomwe, 45, was arrested in Mitooma District for allegedly forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow 46 needles over a two-week pe
The tears of the Karimojong people are always dangerous, especially when you disappoint them and they start crying while calling the names of those who have deprived them.During the time of the First Lady, Janet Museveni, as Minister for Karamoja Affairs, as a mother of Ugandans, she did e
Opposition leaders and analysts have reacted with caution to Patrick Amuriat’s renewed call for unity, citing mistrust, competition, and structural weaknesses within Uganda’s fragmented opposition landscape.Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has intensifie
Several independents among the newly elected MPs have been praised for the Wednesday ‘prudent’ decision they made to quickly sign individual MoUs evidencing readiness to closely collaborate with the ruling NRM during the tenure of the 12th Parliament.But there are some independents who
A shocking Auditor General’s report has exposed deep rot, negligence and sheer incompetence at the Ministry of Water and Environment, after billions of shillings meant to save Karamoja from chronic water shortages were blown on valley tanks and dams that are now choked with silt, broken down or
