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Declaration and Proposed Regional Policy Emphasize Community-based Approach These developments demonstrate and ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Suicide crisis: Uganda above Kenya, Tanzania- new report
The findings, presented during the First African Regional Summit on Suicide Prevention in Kampala on Monday, place Uganda’s suicide death rate at 11.6 per 100,000 people. This sits above the global ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda Ministry of Health responds to Nigeria Ebola case, insists no active cases
Uganda says it has no active Ebola cases after a Nigerian woman transited from eastern DRC, as officials tighten border screening and await her travel history.
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda struggles to recruit 100 psychiatrists amid budget constraints
Uganda is seeking to increase funding for mental health services as an estimated 14 million people live with mental health conditions, while the government struggles to recruit about 100 available ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda Denies Active Ebola Cases After Nigeria Confirms Infection in Woman With Travel Links to East Africa
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said the country has no confirmed active Ebola cases, hours after Nigeria announced a confirmed ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda struggles with lack of funds to deploy psychiatrics
KAMPALA: The government of Uganda is struggling with the lack of funds to deploy psychiatrists to the different health facilities across a country where at least 14 million people are affected by some ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda investigates history of travellers turning up with Ebola in other countries
Kampala explains how Ebola travellers crossed Congo border despite tightening screening ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Ebola case in Kenya puts East African region on alert
Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen travelled from DRC ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda trials Ebola vaccine as countries rush to tame spread
Uganda declared its 2026 Ebola outbreak over on July 28 after completing the required monitoring period of 42 days without detecting further ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: WHO boosts maternal and newborn health in Uganda's Bunyoro region with critical support
Kampala, Uganda — The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving maternal and newborn health in Uganda by providing essential information technology equipment to the ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: Uganda, WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration to strengthen regional health security
Kampala, Uganda - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi, and the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, visited Uganda as part of a high-level joint mission to advance ...
News Uganda » Eastern Region » Health: WHO steps up Ebola preparedness in 22 countries amid regional health risks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts in three priority countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, citing conflict, displacement and fragile health systems ...