Health

The Uganda AIDS Commission has urged the media to take a leading role in the fight against the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, emphasizing that the media is a powerful tool for raising awareness, shaping public perception, and driving policy change. The Commission challenged the media during the AIDS Symposium Uganda organized by the Nation Media Group (NMG) on December 12, 2024, at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala. Robert Mutumba, the Assistant Commissioner of the Uganda AIDS Commission, highlighted that the discussions at the...

Uganda has received a consignment of Hepatitis C drugs from Egypt, sufficient enough to treat 500 patients a significant development for public health. The delivery was conducted by General Mohamed Ashraf of Egypt's General Intelligence Service (GIS) which is responsible for manufacturing the drugs and the drugs were officially received by SFC Commander Maj Gen BD Mugisha on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. According to a statement released by Col Deo Akiki the deputy spokesperson of the...

Ugandan health researchers are calling upon the government to permit the use of Lenacapavir a drug that has been developed and welcomed globally in order to combat HIV/AIDS. According to Dr. Flavia Matovu Kiweewa the director of research at Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University (MUJHU) during a training session on December 6, 2024, for journalists covering health-related topics under the coalition of Health Journalism Network Uganda, injectable Lenacapavir was found to be useful for HIV prophylaxis. “The discovery of Lenacapavir, an HIV...

The executive director of Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) Patricia Munabi has called upon government to allocate more funds to address Gender Based Violence (GBV) or continuously risk losing Ugx. 31 trillion annually. Munabi made the call on December 6, 2024, during the launch of the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence at Protea Hotel in Kampala, aiming to address GBV in households and communities. She explained that the losses come as a result of reduced productivity, premature deaths,...

The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced plans to carry out a nationwide school feeding program set to begin in 2026. The program is in response to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics' (UBOS) report about the link between food shortages in schools and high dropout rates among students. First Lady Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, made these remarks on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Nakasero State Lodge while releasing the NRM Manifesto Progress Report for her ministry. She...

Youth and local leaders in Buikwe District are expressing concern over the rising trend of relationships between older women and young men, which they believe is contributing to an alarming increase in HIV/AIDS cases in the district. Leaders attribute the rise in HIV infection cases to socio-economic pressures compelling young men to form relationships with older women, often seeking financial support and improved living conditions. This dynamic creates a power imbalance, increasing vulnerability to unsafe sexual practices and subsequently heightening...