Gulu Hospitals Overwhelmed as Malaria Cases Spike
Gulu, UgandaGulu hospitals are reporting a sharp rise in malaria cases, stretching emergency wards and depleting mosquito-treatment stocks. Health officials
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Ministry of Health to Declare New National Nutrition Emergency as Malnutrition Rates Spike in Karamoja and Busoga
Kampala,Uganda The Ministry of Health is reportedly preparing to issue a National Nutrition Emergency Declaration following new internal surveys showing
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Marburg Virus Deaths Confirmed in Ethiopia; Regional Health Alert Raised
Adidas-Ababa,Ethiopia Ethiopia has confirmed three fatalities linked to a new outbreak of the Marburg virus, a potentially deadly hemorrhagic fever,
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Health Summit in Kampala Ends With Calls for Cross-Sector Action
Kampala, UgandaThe Uganda National Conference on Health, Human Rights and Development (UCHD 2025) concluded Friday 14th November 2025 in Kampala after
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Local Government Workers Threaten Nationwide Strike
Kampala, UgandaThe Uganda Local Government Workers Union has issued a national warning, threatening a countrywide strike if the government does
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World Pneumonia Day 2025: UN Warns Children Still at High Risk Despite Available Vaccines
Geneva / Kampala On World Pneumonia Day (12 November), the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a fresh alert: pneumonia
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African governments increase budgeting for family-planning as foreign aid declines
Governments in Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are now ramping up their own funding for
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“1 Million refugees strapped: food aid halts in Uganda amid global funding crisis”
KAMPALA,UGANDA. Across Uganda’s sprawling refugee settlements, a silent crisis is gathering: food rations have been suspended for around 1 million refugees
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World Health Organization Warns Global Health Progress Is Slowing — Urgent Action Needed
In its latest “World Health Statistics 2025” report, the WHO revealed that global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years between
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From Oil to Renewables: Uganda’s Strategy to Build a US$500 Billion Economy Hinges on Climate Investments
By The Urban Gazette Development & Sustainability Desk Kampala,Uganda A recent study in Uganda argues that to reach a potential
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