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…
HEALTH
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…
Statement by USAID Acting Spokesperson Tom Babington on Monitoring Ebola in Uganda
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America Three cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Uganda,…
UNICEF launches swift response as first Ebola cases and deaths confirmed in Uganda
NEW YORK, United States of America The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched an…
Second victim of Ebola dies in Uganda
KASESE DISTRICT, Uganda A second person has died of Ebola in Uganda, two days after…
U.S. and Ghana Partner to Translate Health Research Findings into Action
KUMASI, Ghana The Ministry of Health, Ghana launched the 2019 National Health Research Dissemination Symposium,…
Red Cross on alert as Uganda confirms first Ebola case
NAIROBI, Kenya Red Cross teams are on high alert following the confirmation of the first…
Rwanda steps up Ebola measures
KIGALI, Rwanda The Health Ministry in Rwanda says it is intensifying the surveillance at ports…
Update of Ebola Outbreak in Kasese District
KAMPALA, Uganda The Ministry of Health would like to update the public that the 5…
Press Statement: Confirmation Of Ebola Virus Disease In Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public of the confirmation…
Measles epidemic hits DRC
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo The Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Merck Foundation meets the First Lady of Guinea to plan the launch of their programs in the country
CONAKRY, Guinea Merck Foundation will launch their programs in partnership with Guinea’s First Lady together…
Merck Foundation partners with the First Lady of Liberia to build healthcare capacity and break infertility stigma in the country
MONROVIA, Liberia Merck Foundation to train Liberian doctors in the fields Cancer, Diabetes and Fertility…
Argentine activists present new bill to legalise abortion
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Protesters pushing for the legalization of abortion in Argentina have stormed the…
UN and its partners begin cholera vaccination campaign in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo The United Nations (UN) and its partners are supporting the…
Strengthened effort against Ebola is paying off, but insecurity still major constraint – WHO
NEW YORK, United States of America The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the…