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HEPS UGANDA@25, in partnership with the Ministry of Health-UNEPI and the Kiboga District Health Team, remains committed to expanding immunization services across the country to ensure that no child is left behind. In line with this commitment, HEPS Uganda, alongside healthcare workers from Nyamiringa HCIII, carried out an integrated outreach in Kindeke Village, Kindeke Parish, Kayera Sub-county, Kiboga district. The initiative aimed to reach zero-dose and under-immunised children with the necessary essential vaccines.
Additionally, these outreach efforts have facilitated the rollout of the malaria vaccine, which has been well-received by the local community. Beyond immunization, the outreach has also brought other essential healthcare services, such as family planning, malaria treatment, and HIV testing, to underserved populations in Kayera Sub-county
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The World Health Organization calls for revitalized efforts to end malaria, On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for revitalized efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination, WHO certified 45 countries and 1 territory as malaria-free, and many countries with a low burden of malaria continue to move steadily towards the goal of elimination. Of the remaining 83 malaria-endemic countries, 25 reported fewer than 10 cases of the disease in 2023.
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Overcoming the past: Cambodia’s push for universal civil registration: The Royal Government of Cambodia, in collaboration with the United Nations, Vital Strategies and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, has made significant strides in building a civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system that is universal, inclusive and forward looking. In July 2023, the government passed the law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics, and Identification (CRVSID), creating a foundation for a digital identity ecosystem. Thousands of previously undocumented individuals born in Cambodia will be provided with a legal identity.
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Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV (UNYPA), together with UNAIDS and other stakeholders such as young leaders and advocates, held a virtual dialogue on April 23rd, 2025 that discussed the upcoming Global Strategy and how young people can shape the journey to End AIDS by 2030
From your community
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A suspected cholera case was reported in Kitgum on Easter Sunday. Health officials in Kitgum District are on high alert following the registration of a suspected cholera case on Easter Sunday, raising fears of a possible outbreak. A 10-year-old boy from Akwang Sub-county tested positive for cholera strain O1 using a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). The child is currently receiving treatment at Kitgum General Hospital’s isolation unit. Komakech.
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Spike in HIV cases at Mukono’s Kyungu Health Centre Raises Alarm. Mukono District Women Member of Parliament, Hanifah Nabukeera, has raised concern over a surge in HIV infections at Kyungu Health Centre III, warning that Uganda’s target of achieving an AIDS-free status b 2030 could be slipping out of reach, During a visit it was learned that the Health Centre was registering an average of five new HIV-Positive cases each day.
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Teso region HIV-positive youth rise above stigma. Youth living with HIV/AIDS in the Teso Sub-region have adopted several strategies to fight stigma and live normal lives. Living with HIV/Aids comes with fear and despair, stigma and rejection from their own families, to escape judgement, some youth have fled their homes.
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Infrastructure, staffing woes hinder nursing training at Ntungamo institute: Leaders at the Ntungamo Institute of Nursing and Midwifery have expressed concern over limited infrastructure and low staffing levels, despite the central government taking over the institute four years ago. The institute, the second public nursing and midwifery training center in the western region, is struggling to accommodate the increasing number of government-sponsored students.
From Uganda
Public labs ill equipped to handle emergencies. Results of a study conducted in laboratories run in public and private not-for-profit health facilities in Central Uganda show that the labs do not have the required facilities to handle emergencies, with some lacking basic must-haves such as spill kits and first aid boxes.
Photo credit: The Independent
From the region
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PPB recalls three common drugs from the Kenyan market. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has today issued an immediate recall of three widely-used pharmaceutical products from the Kenyan market. The drugs are Augmentin, paracetamol and esomeprazole. The PPB found out that there was a forged batch of Augmentin, batch numbers 8X3K and EU7C, doing rounds in the Kenyan market.
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Kenya suspends kidney transplant services at private hospital chain: Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has suspended kidney transplant services at Mediheal Group of Hospitals. The move comes amid reports of suspicious kidney transplants to Israeli patients at the facility in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, by the Kenya Blood Transfusion and Transplant Service (KBTTS). Duale also announced that two senior officials at the Ministry of Health have been suspended to pave the way for further investigation into the scandal.
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Africa CDC roots for early Mpox detection, integrated response: Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officials have called for the need to early Mpox detection while embracing an integrated approach to make the response more effective. According to Dr Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa CDC, people who are succumbing to Mpox disease have underlying comorbidities. In Uganda’s case, more than 55% of people who are dying of Mpox are HIV-positive, Dr Kaseya said. As of 1 April 2025, the Mpox death toll for Uganda has risen to 37 out of 167 confirmed deaths in Africa.
Global health security
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China boosts public health with massive vaccine and immunization progress. China has made significant progress in vaccine development and immunization, marked by a growing portfolio of domestically produced vaccines and remarkable public health results. These achievements were highlighted at the 2025 National Vaccines and Health Conference, held over the weekend in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in central China, and attended by nearly 3,000 public health officials and medical professionals.
