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Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 By Ben Musanje What began as a discussion on Uganda’s transition to a paperless Judiciary quickly transformed into a powerful indictment of a controversial health policy that professionals say threatens the future of medical training and healthcare delivery. The Uganda Law Society (ULS), which had convened the engagement primarily to discuss the Judiciary’s planned migration to …

KAMPALA – The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) and the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have strongly rejected the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its current provisions threaten constitutional order, public health systems, and professional freedoms. The two groups presented their submissions Monday afternoon before the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, where the Bill is under …

The Ministry of Health has issued a strong warning to doctors and health workers against neglecting patients and misusing government health facilities for private treatment, emphasizing that offenders will face disciplinary and legal action. This warning was delivered during the first National Community Health Baraza held in Mukono District, organized by the Ministry of Health in partnership with Mukono District …

By Nelly Otto Jinja The general community and media fraternity in Jinja is abuzz with suspense following the debunking of a widely-held practice of breast sucking by men under the guise that it detects and treats breast cancer. Advertisements This practice which gained traction about 10 or so years ago, is reportedly very popular among many Ugandan men young and …