Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng visited the new Ebola treatment centre, built by the charity Doctors Without Borders, along with US Ambassador to Uganda Natali Brown and other health agency officials

The Uganda Professional Boxing Association has requested a meeting with the National Sports Council to discuss the future of professional boxing in the country, threatened by the new sports law

The last eight patients recovering from an Ebola outbreak declared last month have been discharged; World Health Organisation described the recoveries as a milestone reflecting Uganda's rapid response to the epidemic

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, imprisoned since November, began a hunger strike to protest his prolonged detention without trial

The Butabika Psychiatric Hospital is raising the alarm about a deep mental health crisis impacting communities across the country, where young people under the age of 17 are particularly affected, mainly due to drug and alcohol abuse