Category: Health

For Awor Brenda, a student at Padibe Girls Comprehensive School in Lamwo district, the memory of her first menstrual period remains vivid.

The health agency adds that tobacco costs Uganda over shs449 billion in health and economic losses each year. 

Lusimbo, Director General of the Uganda Key Populations Consortium (UKPC), is a member of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics.

Representing the Director General of Health Services, Dr Charles Olaro at the Lira Regional Referral Hospital’s 3rd baraza on July 30, Dr John Paul Magala, Assistant Commissioner for Reproductive Health and Infant Health at the Ministry of Health, says barazas give enormous feedback, announcing continued support to Lira City-based regional facility.

Globally, a 2026 study across 47 countries found steep reductions in community-led services, including cuts of 50% to community-led support for HIV prevention medicines and care.

Much as Uganda has been declared free of the Ebola disease, the border districts, especially those in Bunyoro sub-region, remain of high interest to the country.

Health experts maintain that rabies is entirely preventable if victims receive timely post-exposure treatment. 

PS MoH Dr Diana Atwine noted that many Ugandans continue to rely on government health facilities for health services due to the trust they have in government facilities. 

The WHO charter stresses that confidentiality and data security must remain central to patient care.

Sarah Aceng, a farmer from Puranga dub-county, Pader, said development should address multiple community needs simultaneously. 

This partnership reflects a shared commitment to ensuring that patients’ safety is at the centre of Africa’s medicines agenda.