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Kampala, Uganda –  Uganda joined the global community in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week 2025 with a high-level breakfast meeting in Kampala under the theme: “Invest in Breastfeeding, Invest in the Future.” The theme aligns with World Health Organization (WHO)’s ongoing campaign dubbed  “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures”, that urges governments and the health community to intensify efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and prioritize women’s long-term health and well-being.  

Butebo District, Uganda. Sarah, a mother of four in Butebo district, had always relied on her local health facility for sexual and reproductive health services. During an outreach visit, a midwife introduced her to family planning self-care methods, explaining how she could safely administer injectable contraceptives at home and use a calendar method to track her fertility. She was also shown how to use a HIV self-testing kit and interpret the results.

Butebo. Uganda marked the 2025 International Self-Care Day with a nationwide call for communities to embrace self-care as a vital pillar of public health. Commemorated under the theme “Self-Care Interventions for Health and Wellbeing: Unleashing Young Persons’ Potential,” the event emphasized empowering young people to take charge of their health through informed decisions, proactive behaviors, and serving as ambassadors of self-care.

Kampala, Uganda — The Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO), African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), and other stakeholders, has today officially launched the 2023 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) report. The findings reflect Uganda’s progress in tobacco control while flagging emerging threats, especially among young people.

With support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and  Development Office (FCDO), World Health Organization (WHO) collaborated with the Government of Uganda to train 78 multidisciplinary emergency responders under the AVoHC-SURGE, a joint initiative between Africa CDC's African Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC) and WHO's Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for Emergencies (SURGE) program.

Kampala – Every year the first week of August is designated as the World Breastfeeding Week and the Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, and partners in Uganda join the rest of the world in Commemorating the World Breastfeeding Week.

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, convened a national Ebola Accountability Forum on 24 July 2025 to reflect on Uganda’s response to the 2025 Ebola outbreak and to strengthen future preparedness efforts.

Jinja, Uganda – The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) through funding from the European Union's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO), has successfully concluded a weeklong full-scale simulation exercise aimed at strengthening Uganda’s emergency health response capabilities.