We are gearing up for a momentous national budget in just a few weeks. It is an election year, coming with unprecedented dynamics. Beyond the routine of general elections, it is a year for all of us to respond to foreign aid cuts. Parliament must approve the 2025/26 national budget...

This week, as the world observes Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5-11, 2025), under the powerful theme “Your voice, your strength,” we in Uganda have a crucial opportunity to reflect on our progress in maternal health and confront the persistent challenges that remain....

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...