Dokolo Health Centre IV faces extortion allegations
Francis Duca, the Chairperson of the Health Management Committee for Dokolo Health Centre IV, has turned the sword against patients.
Category: Health
Lamwo’s Litenge village residents get clean water after a decade of scarcity
The only borehole drilled by the Lamwo District Local Government broke down 10 years ago due to low water levels.
Tobacco vendor licensing plugs the loopholes in implementing lifesaving health laws
Sabita Karapan said that it is the legal responsibility of tobacco retailers to ensure that all transactions of tobacco products are carried out at the outlet.
Financial stress a major cause of mental health challenges in Adjumani
Briani Asiimwe, a mental health advocate who doubles as the psychosocial counsellor working with Totapuna, urges the community to adopt different ways of managing their stress without causing damage.
Stalled shs19b incinerator project puts Gulu residents at risk
For more than a decade, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has relied on an old, broken-down incinerator that is both overstretched and unsafe.
MP Aguti delivers vital medical equipment to Dokolo HCIV
MP Aguti revealed that the process of lobbying for this equipment from the Ministry of Health began last year, immediately after she entered the Parliament of Uganda.
Youth and adolescent corners transform lives in Otuke, but donor exit sparks fears for the future
At age 17, Amongi Norata recalls sitting silently in her classroom when peer educators from Atangwat Health Centre III Youth Friendly Corner (YFC) visited to talk to them.
USA vs most of the world: Will human rights to health and gender equality take primacy?
USA government leader Robert Kennedy Junior (often referred to for his anti-vaccination stance) said that he will not support “taxes on unhealthy products.”
Why does malaria still evade Africa despite all our knowledge!
“Despite decades of research, innovation, and proven tools, Africa still loses hundreds of thousands of women and children to malaria, a crisis of financing, policy, and sustained national action.”
Adjumani records just 2 maternal mortalities in 9 months
Uthman Bagonza, the project manager at Right to Play, said as far as the Share Project is concerned, there is more focus on ensuring that the adolescent girls and boys have access to services like education and health.
Uganda should adopt a positive response strategy to suicide
In Uganda, recent data from Mental Health Uganda’s toll-free counselling line recorded 1,023 cases of suicidal ideation in 2024, with males accounting for 66.4% and females 33.6%.
Amolatar health centre IV gets a type B ambulance
Dr. Agness Atim Apea, the Woman Member of Parliament for Amolatar, speaking on behalf of Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, the Minister of Health, said the ambulance comes free of charge in accordance with government guidelines.