COMMENT | Dr ALEESHA ADATIA | According to a Uganda Cancer Institute Report, as of 2020, Breast cancer is the second commonest cancer in Uganda, after Cervical Cancer and Kaposi Sarcoma. Breast cancer was ranked the number six cause of cancer mortality in Uganda, constituting 5.9% of the 22,992 cancer …
Read More »Parents of children with hearing impairment task Govt on inclusive education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and teachers have asked the government to put in place policies that offer inclusive learning to children with special needs across the country. The parents say that they lack access to sign language interpreters which denies the children the basic foundation of access …
Read More »Absenteism still rocking health facilities despite salary enhancement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has expressed concern over the high levels of absenteeism of health workers in various government facilities despite enhancing their salaries. Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services, says that they recently went on a supervision tour of …
Read More »Over 772 patients storm Mulago free surgical camp on day one
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 772 patients turned up on the first day of a week-long free surgical camp organized by Mulago Specialized National Referral Hospital to commemorate this year’s independence day. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dr. Nobert Orwotho, the Surgical Director at the hospital, stated that …
Read More »Billions left behind on the path to universal health coverage
Uganda improves but 50% of people remain unserved by Universal Health Coverage services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing people everywhere …
Read More »Youth discuss contraception choices
They want comprehensive range of choices, comprehensive counselling and community engagement Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In a pioneering effort to address the unique reproductive health needs of young people living with HIV, a youth-led charity organisation; the GILO Young Positives Foundation, is taking significant strides toward empowering this vulnerable …
Read More »Africa vaccine manufacturing gets reality check
Pessimism rules at Eastern & Southern Africa pharmaceutical manufacturing conference Entebbe, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The clamour for Africa to ramp up its vaccine manufacturing portfolio has grown but players in pharmaceutical production on the continent say it will take more than boardroom talk for the continent to realise that …
Read More »How to fill the health funding gap
African civil society note role of donors but want Govts to raise money locally Abuja, Nigeria | RONALD MUSOKE | African governments must raise their health budgets if the continent is to tackle its ever rising disease burden, says the African Health Budget Network (AHBN), a pan-African civil society consortium on …
Read More »Abortion-associated stigma affecting access to Post-Abortion Care – MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the government has put in place medical care services to support mothers who need post-abortion care in all healthcare centers, the Ministry of Health reveals that many of them still die due to complications without seeking help. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, …
Read More »DNA: Health ministry launches guidelines for testing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched new guidelines for paternity testing. The guidelines require laboratories across the country to among others apply for accreditation to be allowed to collect samples and also have staff that include a counselor or clinical psychologist on the team. …
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