Mulago

By AFENET The first day of the case-finding activity began with an orientation session at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) offices at the Ministry of Health (MoH). The briefing was led by Dr. Wenani Daniel, Lubwaama Bernard, and Mr. Daniel Kadobera, who provided an overview of the current status of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) […]

Article courtesy Fogarty International Center September/October 2024 | Volume 23 Number 5 Until recently in Uganda, most children with sickle cell disease (SCD) never celebrated their fifth birthday—only 30% lived past this milestone. This low survival rate was mainly due to inadequate health care interventions for these children, plus lack of widespread newborn screening, explains […]

Professor John Tuhe Kakitahi, a luminary in the field of public health nutrition has left an indelible mark on the landscape of healthcare in Uganda and beyond. At the age of 84, Professor Kakitahi was called to heaven this morning at Mulago Hospital.  Today, we celebrate a man who from his early career years, demonstrated […]