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Uganda population to rise to 48.2million this year – Health Ministry

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Lira Referral Hospital dismisses claims of unethical practices and drug diversion

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Uganda seeks Shs503b to repair health funding gap after USAID freeze

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Health Ministry, WHO hand over diagnostic equipment to 40 health facilities to fight Hypertension and Diabetes

Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report

Health May 16, 2019

Around one-in-seven babies worldwide weighed less than 5.5 pounds, or 2.5 kilogrammes at birth, according to latest data from 2015. The Lancet Global Health research...

Nurses- Uganda’s unrecognised medical practitioners yet very important

Health May 11, 2019

Each time all of us take a visit to the healthcare facility for treatment, our first encounter is always with the nurses. Right from...

Local cancer testing IT tool in continental innovation challenge finals

Health May 3, 2019

BreastIT, a Uganda health firm employing artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing breast glitches, including cancer will this coming week face off with other seven...

Abbott receives WHO prequalification approval for breakthrough HIV point-of-care test

Health May 3, 2019

American health care company, Abbott announced Thursday that m-PIMA™ HIV-1/2 VL, the world's first point-of-care viral load diagnostic test, has received the World Health...