"After the closure of USAID in the country — we normally think big and act fast — we started providing psychological first aid to former staff," Lucy Onen said.

EarthEnable, in nonprofit in Rwanda, installs sealed earthen floors, an affordable alternative to dirt floors, which contribute to the spread of respiratory and parasitic diseases.

In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care.

This study builds on the analysis on fiscal space for health in Uganda that was conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The ...

Experts have warned against simply throwing money and new equipment at disadvantaged communities to tackle the problem of ...

Children with critical levels of malnutrition can be safely rehydrated intravenously, according to a new study that calls for ...

A new study by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health has uncovered alarmingly high levels of vaccine wastage in Uganda's health facilities--posing serious risks to the efficiency ...

The Ministry of Health has handed over a state-of-the-art Digital Mobile X-Ray machine, which will relieve health workers who have been using microscopes to screen patients. The equipment was deployed ...

According to her, the Health Security Program builds on more than a decade of World Bank engagement in the region, particularly following the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak.

FILE PHOTO: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni addresses the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 42nd Extraordinary Session, at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda January 18, 2024.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has marked World Blood Donor Day 2025 with a renewed global appeal for increased voluntary blood donations, citing the urgent need to save the lives of mothers and ...