Rwanda Strengthens Anti-Ebola Measures
Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda’s government has strengthened measures aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola Virus…
HEALTH
President Museveni calls for translation in local languages non-Communicable diseases
KAMPALA, UGANDA President Yoweri Museveni has today in the morning participated in the activities to…
Health Committee Hears That NHI Bill ‘Is A Must’
PRETORIA, South Africa The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health…
New spike in displacement in Eastern DRC further complicates Ebola response, requires urgent relocation and response
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo Renewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
More than a Million People to be Vaccinated in Phase 2 of a Huge Cholera Vaccination Campaign in the DRC
MBUJI-MAYI, Democratic Republic of Congo Phase 2 of the biggest ever oral vaccination campaign against…
Uganda Launches Scale-up Plan for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment
GENEVA, Switzerland The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has launched a 100-Day Accelerated…
US is Providing $98 Million in Assistance in the DRC in Response to the Ebola Outbreak
MAPUTO, Mozambique- The United States is providing more than $98 million in the Democratic Republic…
UN police in Bor fund eye surgery for four-year-old
JUBA, South Sudan The UN Police in the South Sudanese state of Bor funded an…
WHO and UNICEF Somalia and partners call on all Somalis to vaccinate children against polio
MOGADISHU, Somalia Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to…
Uganda’s groundwork in preparedness bodes well for stopping Ebola’s spread within its borders
KAMPALA, Uganda As Uganda steps up its response to its first confirmed Ebola cases, preparations…
States in Nigeria’s South West zone conclude second round of outbreak response
LAGOS, Nigeria All six States in the South West Zone have completed the ‘2nd Outbreak…
Access to basic sanitation still lagging for millions in Eastern and Southern Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya Despite the progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes…
EBOLA ASSESSMENT: WHO officials are in Uganda to assess the country’s response to Ebola
KAMPALA, UGANDA World Health Organization officials are in Uganda to assess the country’s response to…
Kadaga advocates for more medical camps
KAMPALA, UGANDA Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has applauded doctors from India for bringing…
Hope for girls as Kadaga breaks ground for sanitary towel factory
BUSHENYI DISTRICT, Uganda School girls in the greater Bushenyi region of Western Uganda will soon…
Botswana enters new phase of AIDS response
GENEVA, Switzerland Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public…
WHO welcomes Egypt’s support to 14 African countries in their fight against hepatitis C
KAMPALA, Uganda Egypt has announced that it would be providing hepatitis C testing and treatment…
Uganda leads the charge against viral hepatitis
GENEVA, Switzerland Kenneth Kabagambe knows the cost of hepatitis B all too well. So much…
WHO Director General appreciates UVRI contribution to Ebola fight
KAMPALA, Uganda World Health Organisation Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has appreciated the Uganda…
Patient with ‘Ebola-like symptoms’ in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya A woman with symptoms “similar to those exhibited by Ebola patients” is being…