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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Uganda Swim Team dominates FEASSA 2026 as medals, records and depth deliver Regional Supremacy
Uganda’s dominance at the 2026 Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) swimming championships in Morogoro, Tanzania, was a collective display of d...
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...
KCCA Opens Breastfeeding Room at City Hall to Support Working Mothers
The facility provides nursing mothers at KCCA with a private, hygienic space to breastfeed or express milk while at work, easing the challenge of balancing careers and ch...
Majority of the population in Karamoja faces Acute hunger
Oxfam said only 54.1% of households still had food stocks, with supplies in most districts expected to last less than a monthThe Karamojong at a recent event in MorotoNea...
Commonwealth Games 2026: Uganda hits the track on Day 5 in Scotland
Uganda's Halima Nakaayi races in the Women 800m race | Credit: John BatanuddeMonday, 27th July 2026 is day five at the on-going Commonwealth Games in Glasgow city, Scotla...
Kikafunda Pushes for Village Knapsack Sprayers, Regional Cancer Centre for Kigezi
Rubanda District Woman Member of Parliament Hon. Evelyn Ninsiima Kikafunda has called on the government to provide a knapsack sprayer for every village across Uganda to b...
RUSH FOR HIV WONDER JAB! Mbarara Clinics Overwhelmed as New 6-Month HIV Prevention Injection Runs Out in Days
Health facilities in Mbarara City are struggling to keep up with surging demand for Lenacapavir, the revolutionary HIV prevention injection that only needs to be taken tw...
Gov’t to Address Myths Associated with New HIV Injection in PrEP Strategy Review
Faced with growing myths and misconceptions surrounding the newly rolled out HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has embarked on a review o...
Actress Sally Bwamimpeke’s body returned home
The remains of celebrated Ugandan actress Sally Elizabeth Bwamimpeke have finally been returned home, weeks after her death in Canada following a battle with breast cance...