Africa needs to raise vaccination rate to meet the target: report By the East African;  Africa needs to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccination rate six times to achieve the target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of its population by the end of June 2022....

Tests of HIV vaccine using mRNA technology have begun By New Vision;  Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said Thursday....

Mulago Specialised Women Hospital roof leaks after three years By New Vision;  Barely three years after the handover of Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital (MSWNH) Kampala to the Government, the roof has started leaking.  https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/125129...

Women’s periods may be slightly late after Covid vaccine- study By Daily Monitor; Women vaccinated against Covid-19 saw a slight delay in their period of almost a day compared to those who were unvaccinated, a US government-funded study has said....

HEPS-Uganda Board is pleased to introduce Mr. Kenneth Mwehoge; the new HEPS-Uganda Executive Director- effective 1st January 2022. He has served with HEPS-Uganda for over 10 years and until this appointment, Mr. Mwehonge was Senior Program Manager Health Policy Advocacy, a position...