Health & Fitness

By Cinderella Atenyo & Augustine Olule For many mothers in Karita and the wider Amudat District, accessing specialised healthcare has never simply been a matter of walking into the nearest hospital. It has often meant confronting distance, isolation and uncertainty. Karita Health Centre IV sits in one of Uganda’s remote …

By Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto As Karamoja commemorated it’s belated World Mental Health Day on Thursday 6 November, at Moroto Boma grounds, in Moroto District, under the theme: “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” several stakeholders called for more action to be taken to revert these increasing figures. The …

Kabale ICU Construction at 75% complete By Goodluck Musinguzi The construction of a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has reached 75 percent completion, according to project engineers. The UGX 8.6 billion project, funded by the International Development Agency under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto Moroto regional referral hospital in partnership with Karenga district health department and other development partners are preparing to provide comprehensive medical services to the expected thousands of visitors and locals during the Karamoja Cultural Event slated for 2-9 September 2024. This development was announced by Dr. Stephen …

President Bwire with her Rotary team in Moroto (Photo: Timothy Eodu) By Agustine Olule As Karamoja sub region gears up the fight against Malnutrition which is caused by not eating enough food to maintain proper body function, or eating an imbalanced diet that does not provide the body with the …