The theme for World Malaria Day this year is “ Malaria ends with us: reinvest, reimagine, reignite”. This theme aims to re-energize efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination.   Malaria continues to be a...

The integration, centralization, and interoperability of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems will play a crucial role in supporting the ongoing digitalization of hospital records and the scale-up of the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system in public health...

Our Ministry of Health in Uganda is flagging off malaria vaccination as part of the package of routine immunization of childhood ailments starting April 2025 in a milestone intervention against Uganda’s single biggest cause of illness, hospitalization, and death. Unfortunately, this...

Since last year, Uganda has faced deadly outbreaks of Ebola and Mpox. The Mpox outbreak was identified in July 2024, while the Ebola virus was detected in January 2025. The Ministry of Health successfully contained the Ebola outbreak, reporting only two deaths. Individuals who had...

Uganda celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025 under the national theme, “Empowering Women through Innovative Approaches to Social Protection; a Prerequisite for Inclusive and Sustainable Development”. This theme reminds us of the vulnerabilities and inequalities women...