“Girls, Not Numbers”: Why Busoga’s Teenage Pregnancy Crisis Won’t Quit

“Girls, Not Numbers”: Inside Busoga’s Teenage Pregnancy Crisis In Busoga, a silent crisis continues to unfold, one that threatens to define a generation. Teenage pregnancy rates in the region have…

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Hope Flows in Kiryandongo as EU and UNICEF Bring Clean Water to 165,000 Refugees

For years, families in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement woke up before dawn to fetch water, walking for hours under the scorching sun just to fill a jerrycan. Among them was 30-year-old…

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Anita Among Boosts Karamoja’s Health System with New Emergency Centre and Mobile TB Clinic

In Karamoja, hope took a tangible shape this week as Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among commissioned the Karamoja Emergency Health Operations Centre and handed over a state-of-the-art mobile tuberculosis…

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Smart Africa and Ministry of Health Forge a New Path for Busoga with Launch of Five Diagnostic Hubs

A wave of hope is sweeping through the villages and towns of the Busoga sub-region, a place that has for too long been synonymous with two heartbreakingly linked realities: pervasive…

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Jinja Runs in Pink to Break the Silence on Women’s Cancers

The streets of Jinja City were transformed this past Saturday, not by the usual hustle and bustle of commerce, but by a moving, vibrant tide of pink. Hundreds of dedicated…

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Morphine, a Missing Box, and Five Arrested: NMS, Hoima Hospital at Heart of Drug Theft Scandal

In the sweltering heat of a Hoima afternoon, a routine delivery of medicine to the Hoima Regional Referral Hospital transformed into a high-stakes drama, culminating in the arrest of five…

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Africa’s Growing Crisis: Child Malnutrition Worsens as Global Progress Stalls

A sobering new report reveals that child malnutrition remains a stubborn crisis worldwide, with Africa experiencing particularly alarming setbacks. The latest Joint Malnutrition Estimates, compiled by UNICEF, the World Health…

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New Health Partnership Brings Hope to Namuwongo in Fight Against Malaria

A powerful new partnership is bringing fresh hope to one of Kampala’s most vulnerable communities in the battle against malaria. C-Care Uganda, a leading private healthcare provider, has joined forces…

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Mulago Hospital Welcomes Second IVF Baby in Groundbreaking Success

Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital has celebrated another milestone in fertility treatment with the birth of its second baby conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The proud parents, Salim…

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Uganda Makes History as First African Host of Groundbreaking Triple Disease Elimination Conference

Uganda has taken a bold step in global health leadership by hosting the world’s first-ever conference focused on eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. The historic three-day…

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