Dr Frank Rubabinda Asiimwe, a consultant urologist at Mulago National Referral Hospital, is the new President of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), marking a significant leadership transition for the country’s umbrella body of medical doctors. The announcement, confirmed through multiple official and professional platforms over the past week, has been widely welcomed across Uganda’s health…
Rev. Canon Prof. Grace Lubaale has today been consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Busoga diocese in a colourful ceremony, succeeding Rt. Rev. Paul Moses Samson Naimanhye, who retired after 9 years of service to the church. The consecration that was led by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace, the Most Rev….
The National Drug Authority (NDA), working with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested a Senior Clinical Officer attached to Nyamuyanja Health Centre IV in Isingiro District over the theft of a huge consignment of government medicines, including more than half a million doses of antiretrovirals (ARVs). The suspect, Muzahura John Baptist, was tracked down after…
Hoima – In a significant milestone for higher education in Uganda’s Bunyoro sub-region, the Kikuube District Council has unanimously approved the master plan for the long-awaited Bunyoro University, officials announced. The decision, made during a council session in Hoima, clears a critical hurdle for the establishment of the public institution, which is set to become…
The Ministry of Health has launched the Uganda Suprahub, a groundbreaking innovation designed to strengthen how health workers across the country learn, train, and access expert guidance. The initiative, unveiled through the Ministry’s Human Resources Development Department with support from the U.S. Government, marks a major step toward modernising health workforce capacity using digital technology….