Healthier food policies: Uganda unveils front-of-pack food warning initiative
Health advocates emphasised that clear front-of-pack warning labels have been successfully implemented in several countries,
Author: By Okello Jesus Ojara
The shs350,000 lifeline: How a bank-insurer gamble is reshaping Uganda’s health insurance frontier
For the 99% of Ugandans currently navigating illness without a financial safety net, that promise backed by a shs350,000 entry point may be the most important insurance story never told.
Can a twice-yearly injection turn the tide in Gulu, Uganda’s HIV hotspot?
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has called the pricing beyond comprehension, noting that research shows that the drug could be produced for just US$ 40 per person per year.
Journalists gear up for the digital safety battle
Bernard Bwambale stressed that journalists shape online behaviour every time they write a story, share a post, or interview a victim of cybercrime.
How cyberbullying is shattering young lives across Africa
In Africa, students with bullying victimisation are 1.7-fold more prone to suicidal ideation than their counterparts.
The hidden data heist: How Ugandan loan apps weaponise your private messages
In May 2026, a Kampala court fined three mobile money agents shs120,000 each for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing a client’s personal data.
IGAD calls for immediate de-escalation as violence rocks Mogadishu
Somali authorities have instead blamed the unrest on armed groups allegedly linked to opposition movements,
Northern Uganda’s silent sickle cell crisis breaking families apart
A nation-wide survey conducted between 2015 and 2018, revealed a high prevalence of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease in Uganda with a crude birth-rate of over 240,000 sickle cell trait births and over 17,000 sickle cell disease births occurring annually in Uganda.
Luxury homes face demolition as NEMA cracks down on Kajjansi wetland encroachment
The Kajjansi wetland, located along the Kampala-Entebbe corridor, has in recent years come under increasing pressure from rapid urbanization and real estate development.
From shame to dignity: Northern Uganda’s push for menstrual justice gains momentum
Menstrual discrimination reinforces patriarchy and exclusion and it affects girls and women at home, in schools, and throughout society.
UNICEF, Uganda unveil new five-year programme to improve children’s welfare
The launch comes at a time when Uganda continues to face growing concerns over child poverty, school dropouts, teenage pregnancies, and inadequate social services.
Kony’s wives, children repatriated from CAR
The women are identified as Ugandan national Ikol Grace, 33, and South Sudanese national Aniyessi Teregina, also 33.
