Health

Masaka health facilities have started using Lenacapavir for HIV prevention as medics urge behaviour change amid rising infections.

Uganda says sickle cell disease contributes nearly 16% of under-five deaths, with up to 9,000 affected children dying annually.

Uganda will recruit 596 health workers for 19 regional referral hospitals after Parliament approved Shs40b for staffing.

A CD4 count helps doctors know whether a person with HIV has advanced disease, especially after missing ARVs or returning...

Government will review a policy requiring privately sponsored medical interns to fund themselves during internship, Baryomunsi says.

Jinja City health officials say Bilharzia cases are rising in Lake Victoria fishing communities, with 30 of 60 residents testing...

Buliisa district health authorities move to implement biometric attendance systems in major health facilities to combat persistent staff absenteeism affecting...

Kitara FC dominates Express FC 3-0 in Stanbic Uganda Cup quarterfinal, securing semi-final berth.

Kitara FC dominates Express FC 3-0 in Stanbic Uganda Cup quarterfinal, securing semi-final advancement with commanding three-goal performance.

Christopher Okello Onyum, accused of killing four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre in Kampala, was reportedly mentally ill....

Family of police shooting victim demands justice as suspect Innocent Nuwagaba becomes focus of investigation into fatal police incident in...

Attacker Richard Basangwa has delivered decisive performances for NEC FC following mid-season transfer from Express, registering five assists and four...

Uganda is experiencing a fitness revolution, with gym culture increasingly dominating social media discourse and becoming a cornerstone of youth...

A study ranks Uganda highest in childhood cancer cases linked to malaria, specifically endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (eBL). Published in PNAS,...

Blood scarcity in Ugandan upcountry health centers poses a grave threat to maternal health, resulting in tragic maternal deaths. The...

A study by Makerere University scientists found that rice sold in Kampala, Uganda, has potentially harmful, cancer-causing arsenic levels attributed...

Scientists debate the use of doxycycline to prevent STIs, prompted by a CDC proposal based on a recent study. In...

The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) is on the verge of realizing its pioneering project to employ genetically modified mosquitoes...

A significant rise in multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases has sparked concern in Uganda, particularly in the Kampala Metropolitan Area and...

During the annual Women Leaders' Forum, the Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Ms Betty Amongi, expressed her perspective...

A recent report released by the Ministry of Health has shed light on the concerning state of food safety in...

The National Drug Authority (NDA) has expressed alarm regarding a herbal medicine produced by Eloipharm (U) Ltd, a company based...

Introduction: In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered a powerful link between proper hydration and improved brain function and mood....

A chronic disease, type 2 diabetes affects millions of people worldwide. It happens when the body develops a resistance to...

A plant-based diet is no longer merely a trend or a way of life; it is now widely acknowledged as...

A single measles infection has been found in Kampala Capital City, according to the Health Ministry, despite heightened efforts to...

More than 770,000 Ugandans have epilepsy, with the eastern part of the country leading the way, according to a new...

Researchers have discovered a new organ in the human throat while scanning for prostate cancer. Quite the reach… No one...

You have no handkerchief; you cannot afford toilet paper or facial tissue and you are worried about the coronavirus, no...

The Government has upgraded six health centre IVs to general hospital status. The move is aimed at equipping them and...

The health ministry has received a donation of transport equipment worth sh728m for its continued Ebola response in the country....

The Government is to roll out a mass immunisation drive for all children under 15 across the country against measles,...

Livia Kesande a resident of Kasenda sub-county in Kabarole district was admitted at Buhinga hospital in Fort Portal was allegedly...

DICK Senoga, a fifth-year student of medicine at Makerere University, was on Thursday intercepted by the Police and the State...

Officials from the Ministry of Health are concerned about the increased cases of incest in communities, the health state minister...

Security operatives are hunting for a man who has been impersonating medical doctors in Mityana Hospital. Chris Egwang has been...

President Yoweri Museveni has said that he is ready for the ground breaking ceremony for the Aga Khan University Hospital...

The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has expressed concern over the increasing rate of...

It is true that marijuana can cause mental illness and many mentally unstable patients in Uganda have a history of...

Uganda is set to manufacture larvicide, an insecticide used to kill mosquitoes in their infantry, health minister Dr Jane Ruth...