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The Wakiso District Health Department has launched the training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), a new cadre of health workers expected to strengthen primary healthcare services at parish level across the district. The six-month training programme has enrolled two trainees from each parish, all of whom completed Senior Four and passed science subjects. Assistant District Health Officer …

Concern is mounting over the health of veteran politician and retired military officer Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who remains admitted to Nakasero Hospital after being hospitalised earlier this week. The 87-year-old former Second Deputy Prime Minister has been receiving treatment at the private health facility since the beginning of the week, according to sources familiar with the matter. On Friday …

× ]]]]>]]> Hajjat Hanifah Karadi(in photo above) with the Islamic circle of Uganda has today 17th July 2026 donated hospital equipments & essential items worth over sh. 10 million to Komamboga Health Centre 3 in a bid to improve health services in Kawempe Division. She applauded the administration of Komamboga for the good services despite a big number of patients …

By Ben Musanje Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has called on Parliament to support the establishment of a dedicated, ring-fenced budget for epidemic preparedness, saying sustained domestic financing is critical to safeguarding Uganda’s health security against future disease outbreaks. Presenting a statement on the status of the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (BEVD) outbreak to Parliament on Wednesday, Baryomunsi said …

Government  has reaffirmed its commitment to the Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon by presenting a symbolic dummy cheque worth Shs3.7 billion, fulfilling its earlier pledge to support the event over the next four years ahead of the marathon’s fifth edition scheduled for August 22, 2026, in Kasese. The dummy cheque was presented by the State Minister for Sports, Peter …

× The Secretary General of the Democratic Party (DP) and Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Rt. Hon. Dr. Siranda Blacks Gerald, has called for stronger regional parliamentary leadership to address the growing mental health crisis across the East African Community (EAC), saying mental health must be treated as a regional development and governance priority rather than solely …

By Ben Musanje The Deputy Inspector General of Government (DIGG), Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, has challenged the Ministry of Health’s top management to translate accountability principles into action, saying strong leadership is the foundation for building resilient institutions and delivering quality healthcare services. Muhairwe said that while policies, systems and procedures provide the framework for good governance, it is accountable leadership …

Mukono District Chairperson, Hon. Francis Lukooya Mukoome, has issued a strong warning to government health workers against absenteeism, emphasizing that any staff found absent from duty without official permission risk dismissal from public service. Hon. Lukooya Mukoome with some of the health workers. Hon. Lukooya made the remarks during an unannounced visit to Nakifuma Health Centre III, accompanied by the …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, has officially launched an innovative digital health application dubbed HIViCare, a groundbreaking platform designed to improve access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and counseling services etc among Uganda’s most vulnerable and high-risk populations. The launch, held at Fair Way Hotel in Kampala, brought together officials …

Geneva, Switzerland — Uganda’s latest engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO) over the Ebola/Bundibugyo Virus Disease situation has once again placed the country at the centre of an increasingly important global policy debate: how governments balance public health protection with economic continuity in an interconnected world. During a briefing convened in Geneva by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Uganda …