WHO: 7 million people receive lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out
WHO More people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 than ever before, largely…
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WHO: Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone
Europe The World Health Organization today welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving…
Uganda to immunized over 18 million children against measles-rubella and polio
KAMPALA, uganda Uganda is set to immunize over 18 million children against Measles and Rubella…
Uganda: Koboko Female youth councilor dies in labour
KOBOKO, Uganda Leaders in Koboko district are mourning the death of the female youth councilor…
WHO: Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of…
WHO and FIFA team up for health
GENEVA, Switzerland The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, today agreed…
WHO: At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness
GENEVA, Switzerland More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they…
Joshua Cheptegei has just made history!
He has just won the men’s 10,000 metres world title in Doha on Sunday night…
Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his doctors say
USA United States presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign confirmed on Friday as…
Uganda: Health Ministry wants health insurance law accelerated
KAMPALA, Uganda The health ministry has indicated that the earlier the National Health Insurance Scheme…
Uganda launches National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN)
KAMPALA, uganda Government has launched the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) aimed at strengthening…
Uganda: Community-health-saving scheme improving access to healthcare
OYAM, Uganda Thirty two-year-old Santa Nyang of Kulakula Parish, Ngai Sub-county in Oyam District, woke…
Kenya making good progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Kenyatta declares
NAIRABI, Kenyatta Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has noted with satisfaction the progress being made by…
Uganda: ‘drop demands and report to work’, government commands medical interns
KAMPALA, Uganda The Ministry of Health has called upon all medical interns to report to…
Uganda: Ministry of Health launches oral HIV self-test kit
KAMPALA, Uganda Ministry of Health has launched an oral HIV self-test kit aimed at empowering…
‘Kidnapped’ Zimbabwe doctor leaves for South Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe A Zimbabwean doctor who is alleged to have been kidnapped by state security…
Blood shortages paralyze operations at Kapchorwa Hospital
KAPCHORWA, Uganda According to Dr. Masai Siraji, the Kapchorwa district health officer, the hospital receives…
Ugandan government to deploy medical drones to ease delivery of Ebola vaccines and blood samples
KAMPALA, Uganda Dr. Susan Nabadda, the executive director of National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services…
US Health Secretary Alex Azar exalts Ugandan Ebola preparedness
KAMPALA, Uganda Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, joined by other senior U.S. health…
US government commends Uganda on Ebola preparedness
KAMPALA, Uganda The US government has lauded Uganda’s effort in containing Ebola outbreak that is…