Intron’s Voice AI Models Transform Justice, Healthcare and Customer Service Across Africa

Africa-focused voice technology company Intron is redefining how courts, hospitals, and businesses operate across the continent with its proprietary Sahara voice AI models, which outperform global rivals in recognising African accents and speech...

Oxygen gaps claiming babies at Jinja hospital

Every month, Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH) loses an average of 10 newborns to birth asphyxia, a condition in which a baby is deprived of oxygen before, during, or immediately after birth. The condition often prevents the baby from taking...

Inside the Girl-Led Empowerment Movement Growing in Uganda

“The most powerful method in empowering girls is to start with their personal journeys and personal empowerment,” Monica Nyiraguhabwa, executive director and co-founder of the Girl Up Initiative Uganda, told TriplePundit. “You cannot empower a...

Ugandan scientists call for discussions on price of lenacapavir.

23 June 2025 Ugandan scientists want government to consider holding negotiations with global pharmaceutical companies to drop the price of new HIV shot. This after the US Food & Administration last week approved the long acting injectable...

GLOBALink | Chinese medical team brings free healthcare to remote Ugandan border district

Bank of Uganda’s Big Play Saving Oil Wealth for Generations Ahead

By David Mwanje As Uganda gears up for its first oil production in July 2026, the nation stands at a crossroads, with dreams of skyscrapers and world-class hospitals balanced against the sobering lessons of countries that squandered their oil...

Lacor Hospital faces sh15billion deficit amidst rising healthcare demand

Visitors look at the iconic photo montage of the founders of St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor Dr. Piero Corti (R), his wife Dr. Lucille Teasdale (C). Included in the montage is Dr Mathew Lukwiya (L). Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St Mary’s Hospital...

From the Beach to the Mountain, Uganda Consulate Mombasa Organizes Tusker Lite Rwenzori Activation Run, Rallies Kenyans

Sports Diplomacy took centre-stage this weekend as the Uganda Consulate-General in Mombasa, led by Consul-General Amb. Paul Mukumbya, organized a Rwenzori Marathon activation run on the streets of Mombasa, as part of the ongoing campaign by...

President Museveni Salutes First Lady for her Contribution to Uganda as She Celebrates 77th Birthday

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday June 29,2025 paid tribute to the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni. He described her as a resilient woman who stood firmly through decades of personal...

Building a strong health system in fragile and conflict affected South Sudan

By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon South Sudan is ranked among the fragile states in the world. According to American research firm Fund for Peace and the Foreign Policy magazine (in its annual 2024 report), placed South Sudan third among the most fragile...

Women key to Uganda’s drive to adopt climate smart agriculture

A panel discussion was held at the land governance forum on Friday, June 27. Stakeholders reviewed existing policies and made new suggestions to ensure that land governance priorities, including women’s agricultural land ownership, are integrated...

1,000 Kikuube residents get free medical services

A man with hearing impairment being treated during the free medical camp in Buhuka in Kikuube. PHOTO URN Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 residents of Buhuka Parish in Kyangwali Sub County, Kikuube District, have received...

Kitgum Hospital receives mobile X-ray machine to boost TB screening

Minister Lillian Aber, District Leadership, and medical staff standing behind the mobile x ray machine Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital has received a mobile X-ray machine. The machine, equipped with computer-aided...

Over 1,000 receive free treatment at medical camp in Kikuube District

Over 1,000 receive free treatment at medical camp in Kikuube District More than 1,000 community members gathered at Buhuka Landing Site in Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube District, to receive treatment for malaria and typhoid, among other...

How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound – formed by bat excrement – and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) found in this...

Missed Appointments and Associated Factors Among Children Accessing Anti-Retroviral Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Western Uganda

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled the worst public health crisis in this generation.1 As of February 7, 2022, COVID-19 accounted for 396,254,535 cases and 5,759, 785 deaths globally, with Africa reporting 11,196,707 cases and...

Feature: Chinese medical team brings free healthcare to Uganda's remote border district

KIKUUBE, Uganda, June 28 (Xinhua) -- As the sun rose over the Rift Valley escarpment in Uganda's remote western district of Kikuube, 45-year-old Jennifer Nyangoma made her way to a much-anticipated free medical camp. For weeks, villagers in this...

Baby & Kids Expo targets regional expansion after Ugandan success

After three editions and establishing itself as Uganda’s premier family and children’s event, the Baby and Kids Expo EA is set to expand across East Africa, the organisers, Kiara Events Ltd, have announced. Held last month at UMA Showgrounds...

Perception of Medical and Nursing Students Plus Clinical Instructors Towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Case Study of Five Health Training Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Introduction Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is increasingly recognized as a superior method for assessing clinical competencies in health professional education compared to other methods such as log book, long case and case...

Uganda appeals for more int'l aid amid growing refugee crisis

KAMPALA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marked World Refugee Day on Friday, Uganda, Africa's largest refugee-hosting country, renewed calls for international support in response to a growing refugee influx. Hilary Onek, Uganda's minister for...