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All Rights Reserved. https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-malaria-survey-202425-shows-treatment-gains-amid-rising-child-infection-rates https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-malaria-survey-202425-shows-treatment-gains-amid-rising-child-infection-rates Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:35:04 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-releases-202425-malaria-indicator-survey-as-parasite-prevalence-rises-after-2022-epidemic https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-releases-202425-malaria-indicator-survey-as-parasite-prevalence-rises-after-2022-epidemic Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:52:21 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/speaker-rt-hon-anita-among-joins-ruparelia-family-to-launch-free-eye-camp-in-memory-of-rajiv https://nilechronicles.com/speaker-rt-hon-anita-among-joins-ruparelia-family-to-launch-free-eye-camp-in-memory-of-rajiv Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:43:21 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-launches-31st-annual-health-joint-review-mission-focuses-on-strengthening-universal-health-coverage https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-launches-31st-annual-health-joint-review-mission-focuses-on-strengthening-universal-health-coverage Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:19:10 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/dr-frank-rubabinda-asiimwe-elected-uganda-medical-association-president-unveils-7-point-agenda-to-transform-the-medical-workforce https://nilechronicles.com/dr-frank-rubabinda-asiimwe-elected-uganda-medical-association-president-unveils-7-point-agenda-to-transform-the-medical-workforce Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:39:02 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-steps-up-hiv-fight-as-uac-chairperson-issues-appeal-ahead-of-world-aids-day https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-steps-up-hiv-fight-as-uac-chairperson-issues-appeal-ahead-of-world-aids-day Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:01:15 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/charting-progress-shaping-the-future-dr-nelson-musoba-on-ugandas-hiv-response https://nilechronicles.com/charting-progress-shaping-the-future-dr-nelson-musoba-on-ugandas-hiv-response Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:19:41 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/dr-atwine-champions-community-led-health-solutions-at-kiruddu-hospital-meeting https://nilechronicles.com/dr-atwine-champions-community-led-health-solutions-at-kiruddu-hospital-meeting Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:21:29 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-governor-geoffrey-martin-kitakule-hails-upgrade-of-nansana-health-centre-ii-to-health-centre-iv-2070 https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-governor-geoffrey-martin-kitakule-hails-upgrade-of-nansana-health-centre-ii-to-health-centre-iv-2070 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:43:47 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-9213-and-dfcu-group-launch-3-year-partnership-with-medical-camp-in-mbuya https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-9213-and-dfcu-group-launch-3-year-partnership-with-medical-camp-in-mbuya Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:23:26 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-governor-kitakule-calls-on-ugandans-to-join-the-fight-against-cancer-at-the-14th-rotary-cancer-run https://nilechronicles.com/rotary-district-governor-kitakule-calls-on-ugandans-to-join-the-fight-against-cancer-at-the-14th-rotary-cancer-run Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:44:19 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-aids-commission-announces-breakthrough-in-hiv-prevention-with-lenacapavir-injection https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-aids-commission-announces-breakthrough-in-hiv-prevention-with-lenacapavir-injection Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:59:52 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/help-cedric-babu-get-a-new-heart-a-second-chance-at-life https://nilechronicles.com/help-cedric-babu-get-a-new-heart-a-second-chance-at-life Fri, 30 May 2025 06:16:17 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-launches-landmark-hiv-and-ncd-survey-to-bolster-national-health-response https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-launches-landmark-hiv-and-ncd-survey-to-bolster-national-health-response Fri, 30 May 2025 00:18:53 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-chairs-high-level-nam-health-ministers-meeting-on-sidelines-of-world-health-assembly https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-chairs-high-level-nam-health-ministers-meeting-on-sidelines-of-world-health-assembly Fri, 16 May 2025 14:17:08 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/lighting-the-path-to-2030-the-vital-role-of-candlelight-memorial-day-in-ending-aids-in-uganda https://nilechronicles.com/lighting-the-path-to-2030-the-vital-role-of-candlelight-memorial-day-in-ending-aids-in-uganda Fri, 09 May 2025 23:51:41 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/hon-barbara-nekesa-pens-heartfelt-appreciation-as-hundreds-attend-grandmothers-burial-in-dabani-busia https://nilechronicles.com/hon-barbara-nekesa-pens-heartfelt-appreciation-as-hundreds-attend-grandmothers-burial-in-dabani-busia Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:45:38 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/hope-restored-how-onc-and-nrm-interventions-are-reviving-healthcare-in-namayingo https://nilechronicles.com/hope-restored-how-onc-and-nrm-interventions-are-reviving-healthcare-in-namayingo Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:50:24 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/speaker-anita-among-commends-private-sector-as-healingway-hospital-opens-in-bugolobi-with-advanced-diagnostic-equipment https://nilechronicles.com/speaker-anita-among-commends-private-sector-as-healingway-hospital-opens-in-bugolobi-with-advanced-diagnostic-equipment Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:41:51 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/dr-shamim-nambasa-warns-besigyes-life-at-risk-joins-uma-doctors-in-urgent-call-for-medical-access https://nilechronicles.com/dr-shamim-nambasa-warns-besigyes-life-at-risk-joins-uma-doctors-in-urgent-call-for-medical-access Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:17:56 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-health-minister-calls-for-increased-local-manufacturing-at-the-4th-uganda-pharma-healthcare-2025 https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-health-minister-calls-for-increased-local-manufacturing-at-the-4th-uganda-pharma-healthcare-2025 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:52:41 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-herbal-medicines-show-promising-results-in-treating-acute-respiratory-illnesses-dr-monica-musenero https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-herbal-medicines-show-promising-results-in-treating-acute-respiratory-illnesses-dr-monica-musenero Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:39:53 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-hosts-15th-afshg-conference-to-advance-genomics-research-in-africa https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-hosts-15th-afshg-conference-to-advance-genomics-research-in-africa Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:44:05 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-confirms-sudan-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-kampala https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-confirms-sudan-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-kampala Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:22:14 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/islam-and-xenotransplantation-how-do-muslims-view-the-ethical-and-religious-implications-of-pig-kidney-transplants https://nilechronicles.com/islam-and-xenotransplantation-how-do-muslims-view-the-ethical-and-religious-implications-of-pig-kidney-transplants Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:13:59 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/severe-water-crisis-hits-bunambutye-resettlement-area-amid-dry-spell https://nilechronicles.com/severe-water-crisis-hits-bunambutye-resettlement-area-amid-dry-spell Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:59:59 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/tingey-county-mp-twalla-fadil-calls-for-increased-funding-to-improve-the-health-sector https://nilechronicles.com/tingey-county-mp-twalla-fadil-calls-for-increased-funding-to-improve-the-health-sector Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:35:31 +0300 John Kusolo https://nilechronicles.com/meet-lenacapavir-an-hiv-prevention-injection-price-and-its-mechanism https://nilechronicles.com/meet-lenacapavir-an-hiv-prevention-injection-price-and-its-mechanism Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:46:49 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-ministry-of-disaster-calls-for-more-donor-funding-as-uganda-red-cross-launches-a-humanitarian-response-fund-to-meet-emergency-disasters https://nilechronicles.com/ugandas-ministry-of-disaster-calls-for-more-donor-funding-as-uganda-red-cross-launches-a-humanitarian-response-fund-to-meet-emergency-disasters Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:53:55 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/nup-steps-up-hiv-youths-awareness-campaigns-in-kampala-and-wakiso https://nilechronicles.com/nup-steps-up-hiv-youths-awareness-campaigns-in-kampala-and-wakiso Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:13:24 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/global-celebrations-at-50-years-milestone-of-immunization-uganda-rolls-out-campaign-to-vaccinate-15m-children-in-one-month https://nilechronicles.com/global-celebrations-at-50-years-milestone-of-immunization-uganda-rolls-out-campaign-to-vaccinate-15m-children-in-one-month Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:44:04 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/health-experts-agree-on-expanding-the-pool-of-fistula-surgeons-as-they-close-4th-national-safe-motherhood-conference https://nilechronicles.com/health-experts-agree-on-expanding-the-pool-of-fistula-surgeons-as-they-close-4th-national-safe-motherhood-conference Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:22:57 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/4th-national-safe-motherhood-conference-ministry-of-health-partners-priotize-community-engagement-among-others https://nilechronicles.com/4th-national-safe-motherhood-conference-ministry-of-health-partners-priotize-community-engagement-among-others Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:20:02 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/govt-expresses-interest-in-child-support-towards-foster-care-parenting-through-love-without-boundaries https://nilechronicles.com/govt-expresses-interest-in-child-support-towards-foster-care-parenting-through-love-without-boundaries Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:47:09 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo https://nilechronicles.com/mulago-guest-house-supports-health-ministry-with-a-gym-to-enhance-immunity https://nilechronicles.com/mulago-guest-house-supports-health-ministry-with-a-gym-to-enhance-immunity Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:48:47 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo health, brain health, manage weight, reduce the danger of disease, strengthen bones, muscles, Mulago Guest House, human immunity, white blood cells, diseases, gym, Loyce Kikyonkyo https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-finds-indian-cough-syrups-caused-70-infant-deaths https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-finds-indian-cough-syrups-caused-70-infant-deaths Sat, 22 Jul 2023 11:12:55 +0300 AFP Gambia, cough, cold, cold medications, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, India, syrups, infant deaths, kidney failure, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Medical Control Agency, MCA, World Health Organisation, WHO, Indonesia, Uzbekistan https://nilechronicles.com/centenary-bank-rotary-uganda-extends-cancer-awareness-campaign https://nilechronicles.com/centenary-bank-rotary-uganda-extends-cancer-awareness-campaign Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:06:12 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Centenary Bank Uganda, Rotary Uganda, cancer run, Entebbe, Masindi, Fort Portal, Jinja, Arua, Ibanda, Kabarole, Masaka, Gulu, Kiboga, Beatrice Lugalambi https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-hosts-third-technical-workshop-on-the-learning-network-on-nutrition-surveillance https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-hosts-third-technical-workshop-on-the-learning-network-on-nutrition-surveillance Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:38:59 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, USAID, ECSA-HC, Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo, Learning Network on Nutrition Suveillance, LeNNS, Henry Mwebesa, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Kenya, Nairobi, Uganda, Kampala https://nilechronicles.com/title-42-how-covid-allowed-the-us-to-block-migrants https://nilechronicles.com/title-42-how-covid-allowed-the-us-to-block-migrants Tue, 09 May 2023 07:04:24 +0300 AFP Title 42, United States, Covid-19 emergency, Covid-19, Covid19, Title 42 law, migrants, Mexico, Joe Biden, Donald Trump https://nilechronicles.com/covid-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency-who https://nilechronicles.com/covid-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency-who Fri, 05 May 2023 18:15:21 +0300 AFP Covid-19, covid19, WHO, COVID-19 pandemic, global health emergency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, public health, PHEIC, China https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-peoples-congress-express-concern-over-low-immunisation-turn-up-for-ugandans https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-peoples-congress-express-concern-over-low-immunisation-turn-up-for-ugandans Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:58:56 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Uganda People's Congress, UPC, ministry for health, Measles, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza, Tuberculosis, Diarrhea, Whooping cough, Arach Oyat Sharon, Uganda, Kampala, health https://nilechronicles.com/homosexuals-need-counseling-makerere-professor-advises-govt-of-uganda https://nilechronicles.com/homosexuals-need-counseling-makerere-professor-advises-govt-of-uganda Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:28:32 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Makerere University Business School, Makerere University, MUBS, Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhabura Museveni, Anti- homosexuality bill, Anti- homosexuality, homosexuality, Uganda, Kampala, lesbian, gay, bisexual https://nilechronicles.com/us-agency-says-covid-likely-emerged-from-china-lab-leak-reports https://nilechronicles.com/us-agency-says-covid-likely-emerged-from-china-lab-leak-reports Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:54:37 +0300 AFP coronavirus, pandemic, Chinese laboratory leak, US Department of Energy, White House, Avril Haines, COVID-19, biological research, Chinese laboratory, COVID https://nilechronicles.com/third-person-cured-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant-study https://nilechronicles.com/third-person-cured-of-hiv-after-stem-cell-transplant-study Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:52:22 +0300 AFP Duesseldorf patient, HIV, leukaemia, cancer, Berlin, London, Nature Medicine, AIDS https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-declares-end-to-deadly-ebola-outbreak https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-declares-end-to-deadly-ebola-outbreak Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:24:43 +0300 AFP Uganda, Ebola, Ebola virus, Jane Ruth Aceng, Mubende, World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, East Africa, EAC, haemorrhagic fever, Kampala, Kassanda https://nilechronicles.com/deputy-speaker-tayebwa-visits-cancer-institute-mulagoexposed-to-new-technologies-and-pledges-financial-aid https://nilechronicles.com/deputy-speaker-tayebwa-visits-cancer-institute-mulagoexposed-to-new-technologies-and-pledges-financial-aid Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:49:09 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Africa, Thomas Tayebwa, Mulago, Kampala, Godfrey Osinde, Mulago hospital, Uganda https://nilechronicles.com/outcry-over-uganda-university-pregnancy-test-orde https://nilechronicles.com/outcry-over-uganda-university-pregnancy-test-orde Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:29:03 +0300 AFP pregnancy, Kampala International University, midwifery, nurses, pregnancy test, UNMEB, Uganda Nurses and Midwifery Board, Anita Among, Sarah Opendi, Catherine Kyobutungi, Frank Kaharuza Mugisha, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya https://nilechronicles.com/zimbabwes-mental-health-benches-exported-to-the-world-cup https://nilechronicles.com/zimbabwes-mental-health-benches-exported-to-the-world-cup Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:25:03 +0300 AFP depression, Zimbabwe, Harare, Shery Ziwakayi, mental health therapy, health workers, Psychiatry, Dixon Chibanda, Friendship Bench, clinical psychologists, football World Cup, Qatar, FIFA, World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Jordan, Kenya, Harlem, Bronx, Malawi, Zanzibar https://nilechronicles.com/cholera-outbreak-kills-214-in-malawi https://nilechronicles.com/cholera-outbreak-kills-214-in-malawi Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:18:03 +0300 AFP Cholera, Malawi, Africa, United Nations, Epidemics, Storm Kabuluzi, World Health Organization, WHO, UNICEF, cholera vaccine, immunisation, diarrhoea, vomiting, climate change https://nilechronicles.com/residents-on-edge-as-uganda-reports-ebola-cases-in-kampala https://nilechronicles.com/residents-on-edge-as-uganda-reports-ebola-cases-in-kampala Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:27:08 +0300 AFP Uganda, Ebola, Kampala, World Health Organisation, Ruth Jane Aceng, Kassanda, Masanafu, Kasubi royal tombs, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage, Yoweri Museveni, Mubende, lockdown, curfew, Covid-19 https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-locks-down-two-districts-over-ebola-outbreak https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-locks-down-two-districts-over-ebola-outbreak Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:55:59 +0300 AFP Yoweri Museveni, lockdown, Ebola, Mubende, Kassanda, Kampala, Uganda, Sudan Ebola virus, World Health Organization https://nilechronicles.com/19-dead-in-morocco-after-drinking-toxic-alcohol https://nilechronicles.com/19-dead-in-morocco-after-drinking-toxic-alcohol Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:16:14 +0300 AFP alcohol, Morocco, Directorate General of National Security, DGSN, Muslims, headaches, vomiting, stomach cramps, Ksar El Kebir, Oujda https://nilechronicles.com/drc-declares-end-to-ebola-virus-outbreak-after-six-weeks https://nilechronicles.com/drc-declares-end-to-ebola-virus-outbreak-after-six-weeks Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:13:18 +0300 AFP Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Ebola virus, Ebola, North Kivu, World Health Organization, WHO, Ebola outbreak, viral haemorrhagic fever, fever, vomiting, bleeding, diarrhoea, Uganda, Nile, Nile Post https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-confirms-ebola-outbreak-the-sudan-strain-type-one-death-registered-so-far https://nilechronicles.com/uganda-confirms-ebola-outbreak-the-sudan-strain-type-one-death-registered-so-far Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:38:22 +0300 Benjamin Mwibo Uganda virus research institute, Uganda, Sudan, Nile, Nile Post, Ebola, WHO, Mubende, Diana https://nilechronicles.com/botswana-hits-historic-un-goal-against-hiv-report https://nilechronicles.com/botswana-hits-historic-un-goal-against-hiv-report Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:36:03 +0300 AFP Botswana, Eswatini, AIDS, HIV, UN AIDS, UNAIDS, Botswana, International AIDS Society, IAS, Matthew Kavanagh, anti-retroviral drugs, AIDS Conference, Canada, Africa https://nilechronicles.com/south-africas-power-cuts-take-a-toll-on-mental-health https://nilechronicles.com/south-africas-power-cuts-take-a-toll-on-mental-health Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:03:52 +0300 AFP power, blackouts, South Africa, energy, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Sinqobile Aderinoye, Johannesburg, psychologist, electric grid, Eskom https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-drug-manufacturing-plan-sparks-safety-concerns https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-drug-manufacturing-plan-sparks-safety-concerns Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:48:05 +0300 AFP pharmaceutical, drugs, Congolese, Kinshasa, DR Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Europe, DRC, University of Texas, Texas, World Bank, paracetamol, Doctors Without Borders, MSF, MDM https://nilechronicles.com/somalia-president-tests-positive-for-covid-19 https://nilechronicles.com/somalia-president-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:26:03 +0300 AFP Somalia, COVID-19, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, United Arab Emirates, UAE https://nilechronicles.com/senegal-us-to-help-lead-upcoming-global-covid-19-summit https://nilechronicles.com/senegal-us-to-help-lead-upcoming-global-covid-19-summit Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:25:30 +0300 AFP Senegal, United States, COVID-19, Omicron, vaccine https://nilechronicles.com/death-of-pregnant-woman-pleading-for-care-sparks-outrage-in-senegal https://nilechronicles.com/death-of-pregnant-woman-pleading-for-care-sparks-outrage-in-senegal Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:35:53 +0300 AFP DAKAR, Senegal, Astou Sokhna, Louga hospital https://nilechronicles.com/angola-suspends-pay-for-striking-doctors https://nilechronicles.com/angola-suspends-pay-for-striking-doctors Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:59:56 +0300 AFP Angola, Teresa Dias, Angolan National Doctors’ Union, Miguel Sebastiao, World Bank