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%.
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Why Uganda’s happiest district – Alebtong – is also one of its poorest!
In the pursuit of happiness, Uganda needs a Ministry of Happiness.
Posted inTND Doctor
Prescription for disaster: Uganda’s antibiotic time bomb
Unchecked self-medication is fueling antibiotic resistance, threatening millions of lives, and exposing the deadly cracks in Uganda’s healthcare system.
Posted inCorruption
“Sold before the interview:” How corruption is killing Uganda’s civil service dreams
Corruption in civil service recruitment has shifted from hushed rumour to open secret.
Posted inOpinion
A nation on life support: How Uganda betrayed its healers and the sick
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) estimates that over 600 doctors have already fled Uganda in just the last two years, some to South Sudan, Botswana, Namibia.
Posted inOpinion
Why America’s spending priorities wipe out global health progress
Strengthening Africa’s health systems is strengthening America’s biosecurity.
Posted inDiplomatic News
Defence Minister Oboth and Danish envoy discuss regional security
For many years, the Danish government has provided significant support to Uganda.
Posted inPeople
‘Do not therefore let LEMU die after I leave’: in memory of Judy Adoko
Judy Adoko left a remarkable legacy at LEMU and her memorial lecture is to keep her work alive.
Posted inEnergy / Refugees
Grants for refugee-led clean energy enterprises in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
Going forward, Ashden is pleased to announce the Howden Foundation’s support for this two-year project for refugees.
Posted inAfrica / Politics
Raila’s silence on Besigye and his AUC fall
Raila Odinga, 80, has missed what could be his last chance at the top political office.
Posted inDiplomatic News
Foreign affairs minister explains why Uganda joined BRICS
Uganda officially joined BRICS as partner country on January 1, 2025.
Posted inOpinion / Politics
Elections cannot change government in Uganda
As elections approach, some political actors begin to make clandestine bargains with President Museveni and his NRM regime as “political lords,” mortgaging their loyal and innocent supporters…