The government of Uganda has officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba Health Center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba Health Center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from the rising water levels of lake Albert in 2020. As a […]
“Uganda is ranked 3rd highest contributor of malaria cases (5.4 percent) and 7th highest contributor of malaria deaths globally (2.9 percent),” said the Minister for Health, Jane Ruth Aceng. According to the minister, Uganda is at high risk of malaria due to our climatic conditions. She said that the most affected populations include children, pregnant women and […]
Ten schools in Luweero district are under investigation for blocking health workers from vaccinating learners against yellow fever. The schools on spot include; Mama’s Child Primary School in Wobulenzi town, Bugema Seventh Day Adventist Primary and Secondary Schools, Kisa Primary School, Ristak Primary and Secondary Schools in Busiika town council among others. The Ministry of […]
Nurses working in operating theaters are advocating for specialized training in preoperative nursing to ensure proper patient care. Preoperative nursing involves comprehensive care provided to patients before undergoing surgery, encompassing health assessment, physical and emotional preparation for surgery, and ensuring readiness for the procedure. Leila Naluyima, a nursing officer at Uganda Cancer Institute and the […]
The Lord Mayor of Kampala’s capital, Elias Lukwago is battling a strange disease. Lukwago has made the revelation through his X handle saying he has been hospitalised at Nairobi Hospital for a couple of days. The Lord Mayor says he is battling a spine/cervical disc bulge that has compressed the nerve roots causing numbness & […]
The Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya, who has been hospitalized at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi for three months, is reported to have regained consciousness, Uganda Radio Network (URN) has learnt. Ssegirinya’s Personal Assistant, Alex Luwemba, who recently returned from the hospital, says that his boss can now speak, eat, walk, and recognize […]
Bloodshed & Mutilations: The Dark Truth at C.C.L.E Rubber Company – Unveiling The Tragedy of Worker Exploitation and Inadequate Compensation By Insight Post Uganda A 28-year-old Suudi Kakooza, a resident of Mbalala village in Nama sub-county, Mukono District, is in a desperate quest for justice. Kakooza began his job on January 1, 2023, as a machine […]
A 14-year-old boy who has been looking after her sick mother and paying his own school fees right from Primary Three to date is calling for help, saying he is overstrained. Charles Wasswa Achidi, a Primary Seven candidate at Wunga Church of Uganda Primary School in Kayonza sub-county, Kayunga district says that the death of […]
Following the increased poverty conditions in Uganda today, a good number of people are struggling with different illnesses but lack the money to enable them to seek medical attention either in private or government health facilities. A 70-year-old Lucia Nazziwa, a resident of Bbaale sub-county in Kayunga district says she has been down with several […]
Dr. Ruth Senyonyi, the wife of the former Uganda Christian University vice chancellor, Dr. John Senyonyi has been appointed the chairperson of the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). Dr. Senyonyi, a daughter of the Late Bishop Misaeri Kauma has been appointed by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Records show that the Late Bp. Kauma […]