The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS 2022) reports that nearly one in four girls aged 15–19 has begun childbearing, with rural girls affected more than urban peers.

According to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), several factors contribute to the high burden of oncologic emergencies in Uganda, with late diagnosis being among the most significant.

Clinical officers have a huge role in Ugandan health care. They outnumber doctors, are highly respected, and have an impressive amount of autonomy. These healthcare professionals work in all levels of ...

Uganda will receive over $5.1 million to support a new health initiative that seeks to transform adolescent HIV care and mental health services. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded ...

On Dec. 10, 2025, Uganda entered into one of the most consequential health partnerships in its recent history. At the Ministry of Finance headquarters in Kampala, senior officials from Uganda and the ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ambition to grow its economy tenfold by 2040 is facing an unexpected threat: a fast-rising mental health crisis driven by rapid population growth, youth ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ten health care workers have been infected and four have died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, health ...

In a major step toward strengthening Uganda's capacity for complex cancer treatment, C-Care IHK has formalised a strategic partnership with leading Indian oncology institutions, including Gleneagles ...

12 September marks the launch of the HelpAge Advocacy Network Uganda (HANU), an independent network of eight Ugandan organisations committed to promoting the rights and wellbeing of older people in ...

In these settings, health care systems face critical resource limitations, infrastructural challenges, funding constraints, and a shortage of training personnel. 3 Despite these challenges, the ...

(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola ...