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Hon. Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, the Minister of Health in Uganda

Ensuring that all Ugandans fully enjoy their right to health requires collaborative efforts from all sectors, partners, and communities under the one health approach

World Health Day is celebrated every 7th April. This year’s theme is…
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From right to left, meeting between Dr Andrew Bakainaga, WHO Lead - District Health Management Uganda, the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero; Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam - WHO Representative to Uganda; Dr. Santino Severoni, Director of the Department of Health, and Migration at the WHO headquarters.

Uganda’s Health System Addresses the Health Needs of Refugees, Migrants and Host Communities

Uganda has a well-established health system that integrates and…
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Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Meet team WHO: Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa, a remarkable expert in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Uganda

Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa is a wife and mother of four. A Doctor of…
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Participants of the Workshop on Filovirus in Uganda

Africa Builds Research Readiness for Future Filovirus Outbreaks

Over two hundred Scientists and Research and Development (R&D)…
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Awareness Raising on Tobacco smoke in Uganda

Uganda steps up efforts to protect the public from secondhand tobacco smoke

David Komaketch is a 37-year-old man who lives in Mbale, Uganda. A…
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Health Development Partners discussing annual health sector priorities in Uganda.

Health Development Partners discuss annual health sector priorities in Uganda

Kampala, February 21, 2024 – Health Development Partners (…
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A woman undergoing screening for Tuberculosis at Namugongo, Wakiso district..

Strategic Multisectoral Partnerships to Transform the Health System and Workforce

Op-ed - The growing need for public health care, due to health…
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Participants of the WHO External Evaluation Exercise

The Second Joint External Evaluation Exercise Applauds Uganda for Having one of the Best Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems in Africa

Uganda has one of the best emergency preparedness and response…
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WHO AFRO meeting Ahead of Two Global Tobacco Conferences

WHO African countries convene ahead of the 10th Conference of Parties to the WHO FCTC and 3rd Meeting of Parties to the Protocol to secure regional consensus on key decisions at the tobacco control conferences

Entebbe, 24th – 27th October 2023 - The World Health Organization (…
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Dr. Yonas Tegegn, WHO Representative to Uganda (far left) at the service end of Mrs. Elizabeth Malinga, and Mr. Collins Mwesigye, WHO Climate Change Officer.

Honoring Ms. Elizabeth Malinga, a Remarkable Human Resources Colleague from World Health Organization Uganda

Malinga Elizabeth, a mother of 2, has been one of the key players in…
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