Stanbic Bank Uganda and Rotary Mama Toto Care Uganda have entered a three-year partnership worth Shs 600 million to strengthen public health facilities and help reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Uganda. The partnership will focus on improving the quality of maternal and newborn care by supporting frontline health workers, providing essential equipment, upgrading…
The ministry of Health, in partnership with the Indian Association of Uganda, has launched a month-long blood donation campaign aimed at collecting 25,000 units of blood to help address shortages in health facilities across the country. The campaign was launched at the Indian Association offices on Lumumba Avenue in Kampala, with organisers calling on members…
The Ministry of Health has said that major limb loss and amputation remain a serious public health concern, with more than 5.5 million people in Uganda living with some form of disability. The ministry attributes many of these cases to road traffic accidents, as well as a growing burden of non-communicable diseases. Dr Charles Olaro,…
The Bank of Uganda has handed over 17 patient monitors to the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to promote safe motherhood and reduce maternal and newborn deaths in hard-to-reach health facilities across the country. Speaking during the handover at the ministry headquarters in Kampala, Bank of Uganda secretary Susan Kanyemibwa said the donation…
The Ministry of Health permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, has pledged to lobby parliament for increased funding to scale up efforts to prevent and manage sickle cell disease. Dr Atwine made the remarks on Febraury 9 during the launch of a nationwide mandatory newborn screening programme for sickle cell disease at the Ministry of Health…
Health workers in more than 17 government referral hospitals in Uganda are set to receive training in coordination, strategy and capacity building through virtual technology as part of efforts to close the skills gap in the health sector. Speaking at the launch of the Supra Hub programme at the ministry of Health headquarters, William W….
The ministry of Health has announced plans to equip all national referral hospitals with lung units as part of efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases in Uganda. Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services at the ministry, said the units will strengthen the country’s capacity to handle the rising…
Clean streets, low crime rate, Boda Bodas that follow traffic rules. Rwanda has, for a long time, set an example of endless possibilities in Africa and East Africa, showing that the things that we take for granted as inherent problems that the continent has to live with are, in fact, solvable. The latest serving from…
Dr. Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, has saidt the number of pregnant women attending official health centres has risen to 1.6 million annually, representing 86% of expectant mothers. However, he said, 200,000 pregnant women (14%) still rely on traditional birth attendants, posing risks to both maternal and…
Uganda in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, has intensified efforts to prevent the cross-border spread of Ebola virus disease. Enhanced surveillance, screening, and updated contingency plans are being implemented as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues its response to an Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province, now in its…
The director general Health Services, Dr Charles Olaro has called upon researchers to focus on reducing maternal deaths caused by high blood pressure. Dr Olaro was speaking at the launch of centre for Health and Social Justice by the Ahaki Institute. He pledged government support and collaboration and appealed to Ahaki Institute and partners to…
