Draft Bill Published
A Draft Bill on Health Insurance Scheme is being debated by the Ugandan Parliament. It stipulates that all Ugandans aged 18 and above will have to enrol and pay premium to the proposed national health Insurance Scheme. For those below 18 and are dependents, their parents or guardians will have to pay for them. Premium for […]
Uganda Symposium
A month earlier, in February, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) organised a nutrition symposium in Kampala, focusing on the systems approach for improving nutrition service delivery and outcomes in Uganda. Experiences were shared by nutrition stakeholders with reports on research findings, innovations, and lessons learned from projects. The […]
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Ugandan Retinopathy Plan Successful advocacy in Uganda has led the Minister for Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng MP to announce a government plan to roll out surgery for diabetic retinopathy to all regional hospitals. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the back of the eye (retina). It […]
New Group in Uganda
Under the leadership of Dr Hon Nicholas Kamara, parliamentarians have formed a new cross-party group to advocate for diabetes within Uganda. He becomes the first Chair of the group comprised of members from 5 different political groups in the Ugandan Parliament. They have agreed to come together under a non-communicable disease (NCD) umbrella to develop […]