Uganda News News Uganda » Health: How mental health crisis has Uganda in a bind
Without increased and strategically allocated funding, experts warn that the country risks failing to address the growing mental health burden ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda loses $269 million annually to malaria
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda loses over one trillion Ugandan shillings (about 269 million U.S. dollars) annually to malaria, according to estimates by the World Bank, Health Minister Jane Ruth ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda launches 'Nutrition for All' campaign to combat rising child malnutrition
The Government of Uganda has stepped up efforts to combat malnutrition with the launch of the "Nutrition for All" campaign, as health experts and development partners raise alarm over the scale and ...
News Uganda » Health: Refugee despair deepens as food cuts fuel mental health crisis in northern Uganda
Scarcity and trauma push refugees toward mental health breaking point. When Justine Ayek Bol fled violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State in 2018, arriving at Palabek refugee settlement in northern ...
News Uganda » Health: UNFPA Urges Policy Reforms to Address Menstrual Health Gaps in Uganda
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent policy and regulatory reforms to tackle persistent menstrual health challenges in Uganda, warning that limited access to affordable ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda starts distribution of 4.5 million mosquito nets to fight malaria
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Tuesday began distributing 4.5 million mosquito nets across the eastern part of the country, as part of renewed efforts to combat malaria. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, ...
News Uganda » Health: In Uganda, a tougher bicycle offers hope for better health coverage in rural areas
LIRA, Uganda (AP) — The bicycle parked in Lucy Abalo’s compound doesn’t belong to her. Any one of the hundreds of people in her village can show up and ask to use it. A man might wish to take his ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda to receive up to $1.7 billion of US funding under Trump health plan
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A worker looks out of the window of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) building in Washington, U.S.