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...