Sex for water: how corrupt water vendors are taking the advantage
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to end sex-for-water but faces the daunting task of ensuring safer access to clean water in deprived communities.
Category: Health
ONC Lango sub-region to lead massive blood donations in February
This will be the first blood donation event organised by the ONC in Lango sub-region.
First Lady tests positive for Covid-19
First Lady Janet Myseveni has tested positive for Covid-19
U.S. government launches five-year program to fight GBV in Uganda
Okello Owuna, Prime Minister of Acholi Cultural Institution [Ker-Kwaro Acholi] in his communication, said as a cultural institution they are trying to abandon events like funerals where a deceased was a victim of GBV.
Minister Anywar calls attention towards antimicrobial resistance in Uganda
According to Anywar, the UN High Level Meeting on AMR next year is a critical opportunity to further accelerate the response to antimicrobial resistance.
UPDF medical team holds free medical camp at 4th Division
Dr. Ruva Joaw Bosco, a 4th Division medical officer confirmed that many UPDF soldiers in the barracks are battling with “many non-communicable diseases.
From orchard to innovation: Chucks Foods’ pioneering journey in transforming Ugandan lemons
Chucks Foods Uganda Limited has not only put Ugandan lemons on the global map but has also sown the seeds for a sustainable and prosperous future for the nation.
Leaders worried about increasing cancer cases in Madi sub-region
According to the World Cancer Research Fund International report of 2020, there were an estimated 18.1 million cancer cases, 9.3 million cases were among men and 8.5 million among women.
Otuke’s Barjobi Health Centre III gets shs1b for upgrade
In the Financial Year 2022/2023, Opio said 2,791 were admitted at the facility out of which 1,100 were from outside Otuke.
Malaria is still the leading killer in Adjumani
Uganda first implemented the IRS in Kigezi in the ’60s and early ’70s in an attempt to eliminate malaria.
What to know as Northern Uganda Cancer Institute starts partial operations
According to the 2020 record from Gulu Cancer Registry, more than 1, 320 people in the four districts of Gulu, Amuru, Omoro, and Nwoya were diagnosed with cancers.
Yambala 4 Me Campaign: Journalists urged on promoting health and safety risks ahead of festivities
Robinah Joyce Ochaya of Radio QFM said that media is the best tool for female journalists and challenged them to always carry female condoms instead of only men carrying it always.