Kamwenge residents raise funds for community health facility

Following a prolonged period of inadequate health services, residents from at least four villages—Kagada 1, Kagada 2, Kahindo, and Nyabugaara in Kahunge Sub-county, Kamwenge District—have constructed a health facility in their area and are calling on the government to provide drugs and health workers. Previously, residents had to trek over 10 kilometers to reach Kiyagara […]

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union calls for reversal of foreign employment ban

The leadership at the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union has highlighted a year of highs and lows as 2024 comes to an end, pointing to the increasing need for professionals to improve their working conditions. Their president, Justus Cherop, wants the government to reverse the foreign employment ban that bars nurses and midwives from seeking […]

OKUFUNA EMIRIMU EBWERU; Ekibiina ky’abajjanjabi kyagala gavumenti ebaggyeko envumbo

Abakulira ekibiina ekitaba abajjanjabi mu ggwanga ki Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union baagala gavumenti ajjewo ekkoligo erigaana abajjanjabi n’abazaalisa okutwalibwa ebweru w’e ggwanga okufuna e mirimu. Pulezidenti w’ekibiina kino Justus Cherop agamba nti nabo era nga bannayugana abalala bayita mu kusomoozebwa kw’ebbula ly’emirimu, kale nga bwe bagaanibwa okugenda okukolera ebweru w’e ggwanga mu butongole kiba […]

Ab’e Kamwenge beezimbidde eddwaliro

Waliwo abatuuze ku byaalo bisatu okuli Kagada, Kakindo ne Nyabugaara mu ggombolola ye kahunge mu district ye Kamwenge abeekozeemu omulimu nebeezimbira eddwaliro nga kati baagala gavumenti ebafunire abasawo n’ebikozesebwa mu ddwaliro lino. Eddwaliro lyawemmensi obukadde mukaaga abatuuze bwe beesonze nga bawaayo emitwalo ebiri buli omu. Kiyagara Health Centre 3 bano lye babadde bettanira, lyesudde ebbanga […]

Ndaiga sub-county struggles with health, infrastructure challenges

Residents of Ndaiga Sub-County, located on the shores of Lake Albert in Kagadi District, grapple with significant challenges. The community has only one health facility, Ndaiga Health Centre II. Women, especially pregnant mothers, bear the brunt of these challenges, including a poor road network, as accessing essential maternal healthcare often feels like an unattainable dream.

WHO restrictions stall plans to export medical professionals

The government says that four countries, including Germany, the UK, the US, and Poland, have expressed interest in employing Ugandan doctors and nurses. However, according to the Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Betty Amongi, Uganda’s inclusion on the World Health Organization’s list of countries has complicated the matter. This listing prohibits the country […]

E Ndaiga abakazi b’embuto bayita mu bugubi

Egombolola Ndaiga esangibwa ku Nyanja Muttanzige oba Albert esalagana n’e ggwanga li Congo mu disitulikiti ye kagadi ng’ewangaliramu abantu abasoba mu mitwalo ebiri. Eky’ennaku bano balina eddwaliro limu lyokka ku mutendera gwa Health Center two kyokka nga lyesudde wala nnyo n’ebitundu ebimu naddala eby’ebizinga. Mu mboozi eno ey’ebitundu ebibiri tugenda kukulaga okusomooza abatuuze beeno kwe […]

Stakeholders call for permanent care home for cancer patients

Stakeholders are urging the government to establish a permanent care home for cancer patients, particularly those referred from upcountry health facilities, as they await their next treatment appointments. Currently, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) operates a temporary care home to accommodate these patients, but the facility is overwhelmed.

Waliwo abalwadde ba kkookolo abaagala gavumenti ebazimbire

Okusoomoza okusinga abalwadde ba kkookolo kwe basanga nga bazze mu ddwaliro e Mulago okufuna obujjanjabi kwa byansula na ddala abo abava mu bitundu ebyesudde amasekatti. Kati kino kiviiriddeko abalumirirwa abantu bano okussa gavumenti ku nninga, ezimbewo ekifo ekiyinza okukola ng’ekisulo ky’abalwadde bano okusinga okwetuuma mu weema ezaatekebwawo eddwaliro nga balinda obujjanjabi. Uganda Cancer Institute ekifo […]

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