The National Council of Sports partnered with breast cancer survivors to raise awareness about early cancer detection through community runs.

In a renewed effort to combat cancer, particularly breast cancer, the National Council of Sports (NCS) has partnered with breast cancer survivors under the umbrella of the Uganda Women's Cancer Support Organisation. This collaboration aims to widely disseminate early detection awareness through community runs.

Sickle cell warriors at Mukono General Hospital have received a much-needed lifeline following a generous donation of four wheelchairs and more than 2,000 sickle scan test kits from the Sarafina Sickle Cell Society, in partnership with U.S.–based organizations My Three Sicklers Foundation and Sickle Forward.

The dwarf community requests increased funding for the disability fund and highlights ongoing marginalization despite government allocations to their SACCO.


The dwarf community has called upon government to increasing the fund allocated t the disability fund each financial year to address part of their challenges. The little people still urge that despite government commitment where it has allocated various funds to their SACCO but they  continue to be marginalized.

Korea foundation for international healthcare (KOFIH)–Uganda, has donated cervical cancer screening machines worth UGX 2.3 billion to the Uganda cancer institute

The Government of the Republic of South Korea, through the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH)–Uganda, has donated cervical cancer screening machines worth UGX 2.3 billion to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI).

Uganda has over 1.5 million people affected by the HIV virus. The government is procuring the primary drug to treat them from this company.

Kampala, Uganda – The Government has called upon experts and scientists to conduct further research into a local medicinal herb, aiming to scientifically validate its efficacy and harness its potential for developing new treatments.

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