Health News

By Goodluck The Government of Uganda has officially launched the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024–2025 survey, a landmark national initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s progress towards eliminating HIV as a public health threat by 2030. The survey, set to begin in early 2025 after an extensive period …

By GOODLUCK MUSINGUZILiraDr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health and Woman Member of Parliament for Lira City, officially inaugurated a state-of-the-art satellite laboratory at Lira Regional Referral Hospital on Friday, March 14, 2025. This facility, funded by the World Bank under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Preparedness Project (UCREPP), …

By GOODLUCK MUSINGUZILira CityThe Ministry of Health has officially launched the construction of the Lira Blood Bank to address critical challenges in blood storage and distribution in Northern Uganda. Recently, Lira University Teaching Hospital donated 20 acres of land to Lira Regional Referral Hospital for the construction of a Regional Blood …

BY GOODLUCK Adjumani district local government has launched the construction of a multi-billion Intensive Care Unit (ICU) worth Shs1.6 billion. The facility constructed with funding from the World Bank under the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) will handle critical cases. Once completed, the Intensive Care Unit will be fully …

By Emmanuel Arineitwe 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 Preparedness Project (UCREPP), commenced in September …

BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI Adjumani district local government launched the construction of a sh1.6 billion Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to handle critical conditions under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects (DRDIP). Stephen Okomi, the chairperson Community Procurement Management Committee (CPMC) of Forua village in Adjumani town council said they are …

BY GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU Uganda is among twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the vaccine alliance, GAVI, have announced in a joint statement. The …

The construction works at Uriama Health Center III are said to have hit 85 percent BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU TEREGO: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024 The construction works to upgrade Uriama Health Center to a grade three health center has hit 85% and is on course to be finished …

BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU TEREGO: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024 When Brenda Alezuyo, a teenage mother went into labour three months ago, she worried about the long distance to Omugo HCIV. More terrifying was the concern about going to a health unit where her neighbour, one Lillian who was …

Koro Health Center III in Bidibidi settlement BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI YUMBE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024 Koro health center III in Bidibidi Refugee settlement in Yumbe district is three months away from turning from a temporary unit to a permanent facility. This follows the construction of about sh2bn …