WHO
-
News
Govt targets 1.1mln infants for new malaria vaccine
KAMPALA, April 4, 2025 – The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Health [MOH], plans to vaccinate at least 1.1 million babies in the country’s largest-ever malaria vaccination campaign. The newly…
Read More » -
News
MRRH receives new paediatric annex as medics decry increasing number of malformed children
MBARARA CITY, March 31, 2025 – – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [ MRRH ], found in Mbarara City, has received a newly constructed extension of children’s paediatric ward from Bethany Kids Uganda,…
Read More » -
News
AfDB, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
ABIDJAN, March 18, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group, African Water Facility, and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions will host a high-level event to generate investment for water and…
Read More » -
News
New report highlights progress and challenges in fighting neglected NTDs in Francophone countries
DAKAR, October 6, 2024 — A new report released days ago provides an assessment of the burden of neglected tropical diseases [ NTDs ] in Francophone countries, highlighting the significant progress made…
Read More » -
News
Mass polio vaccination kicks off tomorrow in eastern Uganda
MBALE, October 2, 2024 –UNICEF has joined forces with the Ministry of Health to launch a mass polio vaccination campaign in eastern Uganda. The initiative was announced days ago during a journalists’…
Read More » -
News
10 things to learn about mpox
KAMPALA, September 10, 2024 — Mpox has hit Africa’s Great Lakes Region including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and others. Below is what you can learn about the disease that the…
Read More » -
News
Europe: WHO report reveals worrying decline in condom use among adolescents
COPENHAGEN, September 2, 2024 – An urgent report from the World Health Organisation [ WHO ] Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since…
Read More » -
News
WHO declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
GENEVA, August 15, 2024 – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and a growing number of countries…
Read More » -
News
Health ministry confirms two cases of imported Mpox in Uganda
KASESE, August 5, 2024 – The Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of Monkeypox [Mpox] in Kasese district which were imported from the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. According to…
Read More » -
News
EAC tests activation of regional rapid response mechanism to infectious disease outbreaks
ARUSHA, June 22, 2024 – The EAC table-top simulation exercise [TTX] organised by the EAC Secretariat and Partner States and other technical partners successfully tested the activation of the recently established regional…
Read More »