In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care, ...

The World Health Organization director for Africa said Uganda has started a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) ...

Uganda's recent decision to increase cigarette taxes appears to have anticipated global health trends, coming just weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) officially launched its bold "3 by ...

Domestic violence is a global curse. World Health Organization figures from 2021 show that one in three women worldwide has been subjected to some form of it.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was releasing an additional $2 million to support Uganda's response to its Ebola outbreak, which ...

World Health Organization described the recoveries as a milestone that “reflects the power of Uganda’s quick and coordinated response.” Most of the Ebola patients were treated at the main ...

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry.

With active support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, this outbreak again demonstrated Uganda’s capacity to deal with such challenges. The latest Ebola disease outbreak ...

For weeks, Uganda has battled an outbreak of mpox, also known as monkeypox, that has affected more than 2,000 people and caused 13 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.