The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has criticised the Government’s position, saying discriminating against interns based on how they financed their education is unfair and will ultimately hurt patient care. UMA president Dr Frank Asiimwe said all interns perform the same work regardless of whether they studied under government or private sponsorship.
Prof. Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services, said the introduction of CHEWs in Kampala would strengthen the delivery of essential health services at the community level.
The virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes haemorrhagic fever, has killed over 1,800 people out of the nearly 4,000 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo since authorities officially declared an outbreak on May 15.
According to the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), Uganda continues to rely heavily on out-of-pocket healthcare payments, with households financing between 27% and 41.4% of healthcare costs.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday and was set to meet President Felix Tshisekedi, a spokesman told AFP on Wednesday, without giving further details.
The programme will further include maternal and child health outreach camps, training for health workers, digital health initiatives, and support for Village Health Teams to improve early identification and referral of pregnant women with complications.
According to the health ministry, Bunyoro sub-region remains vulnerable because of its proximity to eastern DRC, where Ebola transmission continues to pose a public health threat.
Prof. Frank Asiimwe, a consultant urologist and transplant surgeon, said the country has so far performed 15 kidney transplants. The milestone comes as Uganda builds local expertise in organ transplant, and is expected to begin performing kidney transplants routinely and independently next year.
The former Bundibugyo district health officer was hailed for his lifelong commitment to saving lives and serving the people.
"We have learnt a lot from the previous two editions. We listened to the feedback and all considerations from people. We are now organising an even better event this year," Gimara said.
The researchers found that four of the documented plant species, Tamarindus indica (enkoge), Warburgia ugandensis (balwegira), Mitragyna rubrastipulata (mutamatama), and Mondia whitei (mulondo), are listed on both the global and national red lists of threatened species, and were identified as having experienced a sharp population decline. The decline in medicinal plant availability was attributed to several factors, including illicit trade to Europe. “These plants are experiencing a significant decline due to overharvesting and the absence of sustainable use and conservation plans,” Tugume says.
“This is the same entity designated by the government of Egypt to come and establish an FMD manufacturing facility in Uganda under the G2G partnership. I congratulate MeVAC company for their advanced R and D innovations and thank them for having concluded all the preliminary procedures and made a final investment decision for the Uganda FMD vaccine factory,” Tumwebaze said.
The proposed settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New Jersey-based firm for years.
Unlike previous Ebola outbreaks that informed the current 42-day declaration policy, the minister said Uganda’s 2026 Ebola outbreak arose from a fully documented importation event.
Benzy Peter Omoya, the Principal Hospital Administrator, says the CT scan has been an important service for patients, but it is currently unavailable as they wait for repairs.
"There is no reason for the US to continue with this travel restriction," said Kaseya, adding that countries should not be "punished" for being transparent about disease outbreaks.
In case medical assistance is needed when an aircraft is in transit, immediate medical assistance can be rendered. But even if we are willing to help, nobody can trust us to be medical doctors because our passports do not bear the title," Luswata said.
“The national child disability assistance programme starts this year in 27 local governments in different regions of the country and children with albinism will be beneficiaries,” Nampeera told participants.
Claire Kirabo has joined a short list of the world’s longest documented Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stays that span multiple years. Previous most notable documented patients include Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, known widely as the “Sleeping Prince,” who spent two decades (from a 2005 car accident until his passing in 2025) on life support at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.