Civil Society urges government to fast track the implementation of Universal Health Coverage
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the Universal Health Coverage Day…
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WHO and AUC pledges deeper ties to improve people’s health in Africa
With growing momentum to advance universal health coverage, strengthen health security, and ensure sustainable socio-economic…
Rotavirus vaccine cuts diarrhoeal deaths by a third
Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the risk of infants dying from diarrhoea by almost a third,…
DRC Ebola Case Close to Uganda Border
Urgent vaccination programmes have commenced along the Uganda DRC border after a Congolese woman died…
WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives
WHO recently published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health…
WHO warns on alcohol consumption
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in…
Hospitals in crisis in Uganda as Middle Eastern countries poach medical staff
Recruitment of almost 2,000 health workers to Libya has led to urgent calls for government…
Dormant leishmaniasis parasites: threat to control
Parasites that cause leishmaniasis — a neglected tropical disease transmitted by sand flies — could…
SDGs: Akufo-Addo receives 6,000 smartphones to support Ghana’s CHWs
A philanthropist, Jenn Gross through the Advisor to the UN General-Secretary, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, 1mCHW…
Researchers find a promising way to outwit mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are brilliant at two things – bringing misery to humans and quickly spoiling all…