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Healthcare infrastructure remains heavily concentrated in urban centres, limiting the utility of medical insurance for those who retire in rural areas BUSINESS FEATURE | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s insurance industry is tiptoeing into one of the country’s most neglected frontiers – medical cover for the elderly. The move, long overdue, marks …

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alur Kingdom has called on couples preparing for marriage to undergo HIV testing as part of efforts to curb the rising cases of gender-based violence and promote healthier relationships within communities. The call was made during the MTN-Kopu P’min Ubimu 4th Edition held at …

But care and research overlook this group – lessons for Uganda from South Africa and Kenya NEWS ANALYSIS | Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas & Luicer Anne Ingasia Olubayo | For decades, public health efforts across sub-Saharan Africa have focused on HIV prevention, testing and treatment campaigns on children, and women …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has recorded a sharp fall in both AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections. Speaking during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, Tom Etti, the Director for Partnership at UAC …

Lifebox and Smile Train bring critical anesthesia monitors to Ugandan hospitals Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In a quiet operating room at CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital, a small monitor flickers with waveforms that trace each breath of a patient under anaesthesia. To most, it looks unremarkable. To anaesthesiologists, it’s a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has recorded a sharp fall in both AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections. Speaking during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, Tom Etti, the Director for Partnership at UAC …

NEW DELHI | Xinhua |  The local government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Monday announced the complete revocation of the manufacturing license of a pharmaceutical company responsible for producing the cough syrup that was linked to the recent child deaths in two states. The government also ordered …

Aloka Trevor’s new body of work navigates the turbulent journey of caring for his mother as she undergoes treatment of cancer while shedding light on finding beauty in brokenness. ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Naturally, art is supposed to trigger emotions in the viewer’s heart and soul. It is meant …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 3rd Annual Corporate Run 2025 was held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the NEC Pitch in Bugolobi, bringing together hundreds of participants from more than 40 corporate organizations. Running under the theme “Run for Expectant Mothers,” the event inspired Ugandans to unite …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged a major health sector boost for Apac District, promising new facilities, upgrades, and vital equipment as part of his government’s next term agenda. Speaking during his campaign rally in Apac, Museveni said the NRM government had already made …