The Royal Dutch Airline KLM has cancelled it’s flights to Entebbe International Airport over Ebola outbreak related travel restrictions, for people flying out of Uganda, which apply to their crew making their operations impossible in the country. According to a travel alert issued by the Airline on Friday, KLM noted that it’s keeping a close […]
The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Dr. Diana Atwine, has temporarily closed it’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to the continued escalation in the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the neighbouring country. “Uganda is temporarily closing the border with the DRC with immediate effect. The only Exceptions are for authorized […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to five. According to the Director General Health Services, Dr. Charles Olaro, the new cases include two Ugandans and a Congolese national. “A Ugandan driver who transported the country’s first […]
The Ministry of Health has today, confirmed Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak. According to the Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine, there has been one case of a 59-year-old Congolese male who was admitted at Kibuli Muslim Hospital on 11th May, 2026. “He presented with Respiratory distress, Episodes of fevers, epigastric pain, nausea, fever and […]
hospital is set to enhance specialised medical and surgical treatment for ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) conditions across the country. “This hospital is going to be concentrating on specialised areas of the eyes, the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) and also along the way we will also introduce other specialities like maxillofacial surgeries, neurosurgeries, spine […]
The Masaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Rwandese nationals to a three years imprisonment term or pay a fine of UGX 300,000 over selling a fake herbal concoction that purportedly cures HIV/AIDS to a number of unsuspecting individuals in Masaka city. The Magistrate Grade One Abdallah Kayiza, convicted Festo Katanye Mugabe, 37, from Kanombe, Nyarugunga […]
The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has urged for the empowerment of women who carry a higher burden of infection as a strong pillar in the fight against HIV/AIDS, if the country is to reach it’s goal to end HIV/AIDS as a public threat across the country, by 2030. The Director General UAC Dr. Nelson Musoba […]
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has launched the Lenacapavir injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug for HIV prevention, as the country steps up efforts to curb the spread of the HIV virus and bring an end to the public health threat by 2030. The launch on Friday at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, follows Uganda receiving […]
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has led the establishment and launch of the 38th Technology & Innovation Support Centre (TISC) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), reinforcing its mandate to anchor intellectual property (IP) as a catalyst for research, innovation, and socio-economic transformation. The new TISC forms part of the global Technology & […]
Health experts have urged residents of Entebbe Municipality to carry our regular health check ups in order to curb potential disease scares and live healthier lives. The District Governor of Lions Clubs International Ms Allen Tush Naturinda said regular check-ups will help reduce on the number community members who are likely to end up hospitalised […]
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