Northern Uganda faces hidden crisis: Connecting human rights, UHC, and gender-based violence
Ending GBV in Northern Uganda requires connecting the dots between human rights, UHC, and gender equality.
Category: Health
Uganda, U.S. seal USD 2.2 billion deal to boost health systems in landmark pact
With the new partnership, both countries signal a shared determination to protect public health not only in Uganda and the United States, but around the world.
Why are we failing to end one of humanity’s oldest and most pervasive injustices?
To accelerate global progress and deliver meaningful change for the lives of affected women and girls, we call for decisive government action and funding to: scale up evidence-based programmes.
Zimbabwe, Cambodia get return on investment by addressing AMR
The European Commission supports and invests in the AMR MPTF because it ensures donor coordination, says Dr Gunilla Eklund, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health & Food Safety
Charity drive brings hope to malnourished children in Acholi
An analysis of ten districts in northern Uganda indicates that nearly 48,000 children aged 6–59 months suffer from acute malnutrition.
A brewing crisis: Millions of women still lack access to family planning
Rising unintended pregnancies can lead to increased school dropouts, child marriages, and gender-based violence, especially among adolescent girls.
Adjumani district records sharp rise in family planning uptake
The success has positioned Adjumani among the top-performing districts in the West Nile sub region in terms of increasing access to and utilization of family planning services.
Lira regional referral hospital sets Nov 14 for second community baraza
The hospital director, Dr Andrew Odur said they have implemented the recommendations generated from the first baraza in 2024.
They trusted the hospital. It killed them
Uganda’s Bupivacaine scandal and the price of impunity; National Drug Authority’s latest recall and our nation’s tolerance for preventable deaths!
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.
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.