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The High court in Fort Portal has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to five years in prison for kidnapping and stealing a one-month-old baby from a health facility in Kamwenge district. Moreen Natukunda was convicted after pleading guilty and entering into a plea bargain agreement with the prosecution. Court heard that on April 25, 2025, Natukunda abducted the infant from Rwamwanja …

× The Ugandan government has launched a coordinated campaign against what it describes as inaccurate and misleading reporting on the country’s Ebola situation, warning that exaggerated accounts are damaging livelihoods, disrupting economic activity and undermining confidence in the country’s public health response. The latest intervention came after Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Adonia Ayebare announced that the Africa Centres for Disease Control …

C-Care Health Symposium 2026 Sparks Conversations on the Future of Healthcare in Uganda – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessC-Care Health Symposium 2026 Sparks Conversations on the Future of Healthcare in Uganda , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/26/c-care-health-symposium-2026-sparks-conversations-on-the-future-of-healthcare-in-uganda/

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 …

dfcu Bank Marks 62nd Anniversary with Powerful “dfcu Humanity Day” Community Health Camp in Busoga – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessdfcu Bank Marks 62nd Anniversary with Powerful “dfcu Humanity Day” Community Health Camp in Busoga , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/21/dfcu-bank-marks-62nd-anniversary-with-powerful-dfcu-humanity-day-community-health-camp-in-busoga/

Mukono District has strengthened its emergency medical response services following the official deployment and handover of government ambulances aimed at improving healthcare access and reducing delays in emergency evacuation. Lukooya Mukoome and other officials. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Chairperson LCV of Mukono District, Hon. Francis Lukooya Mukoome, assisted by the District Executive Committee led by the …

The world is on the move, and the shift from deeply conservative worldviews to more liberal, interrogative ones is accelerating. Across the globe, people are learning to question long‐held beliefs, push back against harmful practices, and embrace the abundance of knowledge now available. What began as a cultural reawakening in the West has spread across the global south, particularly Africa, …

The world is on the move, and the shift from deeply conservative worldviews to more liberal, interrogative ones is accelerating. Across the globe, people are learning to question long‐held beliefs, push back against harmful practices, and embrace the abundance of knowledge now available. What began as a cultural reawakening in the West has spread across the global south, particularly Africa, …