UGANDA — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has joined hands with Uganda to revolutionize healthcare. The SFD’s Chief Executive Officer, Sultan Al-Marshad, and Uganda’s Minister of Finance Planning and…
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Uganda Red Cross hosts its counterparts in the region for epidemic response and management
UGANDA – The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has held a Cross-Border Collaboration meeting to agree…
Read MoreUganda begins vaccination exercise of frontline health workers against the Ebola Virus in Adjumani
UGANDA – In Adjumani district in the Northwestern West Nile sub region, an Ebola Vaccination campaign targeting 2,500 frontline health workers has commenced courtesy of the Adjumani district health department. …
Read MoreArua Referral Hospital commences construction of US$2M ICU center with COVID-19 funds
UGANDA – The Ministry of Health (MoH) Uganda through its World Bank-funded Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (UCREPP), has started construction on a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
Read MoreKenya will receive a share of the new US$267M fund to improve AMR surveillance and response activities
KENYA – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance and response activities in Africa and Asia will receive a significant boost from the UK government and the Fleming Fund over the next 3…
Read MoreXRP Healthcare partners with Spiritus Medical to bring NASA-co-developed medical technology to East Africa
UGANDA— XRP Healthcare Africa and Spiritus Medical, a U.S.-based medical technology company, have announced their strategic collaboration to offer cutting-edge medical devices, chiefly the SPIRITUS VITALITY Ventilator to XRPs healthcare…
Read MoreMoH Uganda receives US$1.5M worth of medical equipment for RMNCAH services in Busoga region
UGANDA—The Ugandan Ministry of Health has received medical equipment to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) service delivery in the Busoga region from the World Health Organization…
Read MoreUCI partners with Indian Aster Medicity & Magnus Medi to conduct Bone-Marrow Transplant conference
UGANDA— The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), and two of India’s leading healthcare providers, Aster Medcity and Magnus Medi, have held the first-ever Bone-Marrow Transplant Conference in Kampala. The conference underscored…
Read MoreUganda’s NBS Sport to sponsor Rotary Cancer Run 2023
UGANDA — The 2023 Rotary Cancer Run aims to raise more than US$0.5 million, and Next Media through its sports division, NBS Sport will sponsor the edition with a US$71,823…
Read MoreUganda’s MoH announces 4th edition of Heroes in Health Awards
UGANDA— The Ministry of Health (MoH) Uganda, in an effort to recognize and amplify individuals, and organizations, who are contributing to ensure healthcare delivery, launched the Heroes in Health Awards…
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