KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Health experts are calling on governments around the world to increase funding for HIV research and community-led responses, warning that current funding cuts risk reversing decades of progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Speaking at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science …
Read More »Guarding the health gates
Uganda strengthens border health amid ongoing threats Health | AGENCIES | Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system. With Mpox still active and the memories of the recent Ebola outbreak …
Read More »WHO: Over 14 million infants not vaccinated
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2024, 89% of infants globally—about 115 million—received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85%—roughly 109 million—completed all three doses, according to new national immunization coverage data released Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. …
Read More »Cholera cases soar in DRC as outbreak hits “acute phase”
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a sharp resurgence of cholera, with cases reported in 17 of its 36 provinces and over 35,000 infections recorded since the beginning of the year, authorities said. Minister of Public Health Roger Kamba told a briefing …
Read More »All children to get Hepatitis B vaccine at birth
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All newly born babies countrywide will soon be subjected to yet another vaccine, after the Ministry of Health announced plans to roll out the hepatitis B jab at all health facilities offering immunization services. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Dr Ronny Bahatungire, …
Read More »Stanbic Bank, Busaiga SACCO host free medical camp in Kabarole, donate modern hospital equipment
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank recently joined hands with Busaiga SACCO to organize a medical camp in Fort Portal, which coincided with a donation of vital medical equipment to Nyantabooma Health Centre III, to boost its maternal healthcare services. The donation, presented during a ceremony at the …
Read More »Amuru Authorities to Close Unhygienic Facilities As Cholera Cases Rise to 63
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Amuru district have issued directives for the immediate closure of all unhygienic facilities at Elegu Town Council at the Uganda-South Sudan border point amidst a surge in cases of cholera. Health officials over the weekend revealed the cumulative cholera cases (suspected, probable, and …
Read More »Acute cholera outbreak plagues DRC as health crisis deepens
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an “acute phase,” compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide strike by health workers. At a press conference in the capital, Kinshasa, …
Read More »Rise in HIV/AIDS cases feared after US aid cuts
New data from Africa and Latin America shows rising infections, stalled treatment, and strained health systems Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Scientists, researchers, policy makers and HIV/AIDS advocates at a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 13-17 for the 13th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), have raised an …
Read More »KOICA transforms maternal health in Uganda
28 facilities across five districts upgraded, with solar power, water, essential medical equipment Mayuge, Uganda | AGENCIES | For years, childbirth for many women in Uganda meant facing it alone, in dim, overcrowded rooms, with no privacy, no comfort, and no one to hold their hand. Husbands waited outside. Health workers …
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