Overall health indicators in Uganda are poor; life expectancy is low, and child, infant, and maternal mortality rates are high. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, killing between 70,000 and 110,000 people each year, most of whom are children under-five. HIV and AIDS is also a major health problem, with recent studies showing an increase in infection rates to 7.2 per cent.

UNAIDS reports that more than 7 million people are now on HIV treatment across Africa, while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall.

DRC, Sudan and Somalia continue to host the highest number of IDPs and persons severely affected by conflict. A new report provides in-depth analysis of the situation in 12 countries.

05/20/2013 21:52 GMT

NEW YORK (Nations unies), 20 mai 2013 (AFP) - La sanguinaire Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA) de Joseph Kony, recherché par la Cour pénale internationale et Washington, a tué plus de 100.000 personnes en Afrique centrale ces 25 dernières années, selon l'ONU.

Le groupe de rebelles armés conduit par Joseph Kony est aussi recherché pour l'enlèvement de 60.000 à 100.000 enfants et le déplacement de 2,5 millions de personnes, a indiqué lundi Ban Ki-moon dans un rapport sur l'Afrique centrale.

05/20/2013 21:00 GMT

UNITED NATIONS, May 20, 2013 (AFP) - The Lord's Resistance Army has killed more than 100,000 people during a reign of terror in Central Africa over the past 25 years, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

The guerrilla group led by Joseph Kony, whose global notoriety was increased by the Invisible Children Internet video, is also blamed for the abduction of between 60,000 and 100,000 children and the displacement of 2.5 million people.

Written by Richard Nsubuga

Two suspected cholera cases have been reported in Kasese District as Uganda Red Cross Society intensifies social mobilisation campaign to control the spread. The 1 May floods washed away most water sources and latrines. The very few exisiting water facilities do not have running water.

The suspected patients are admitted at St. Paul Health Centre IV in isolation tents. According Kasese health officials, the two suspected patients are from Saluti B village, Kanyangeya parish and Acholi quarters, Nyakasanga II parish Nyamwamba Division.

Posted by Elizabeth Corley, SHOPS on Saturday, May 18th 2013

Posted by Ruwaida Salem, Senior Technical Writer, K4Health and Steve Goldstein, Senior Consultant, K4Health on Friday, May 17th 2013

During the month of May, IMPACT will be highlighting USAID’s work in Global Health. Below features the important role of mothers and partnerships in Global Health.

A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has just landed in Uganda as continuous heavy rains in the western Kasese region have caused the ‘worst flooding since 1976’, according to the country’s authorities and media reports.

Uganda National Rotary alerted ShelterBox Operations department describing the disaster:

‘… Rains have wreaked havoc in Kasese District… at least six people have been killed… thousands of homes washed away, a hospital inundated, and roads made impassable… the immediate needs are shelter, blankets, water filtration…’

May 17, 2013

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum today presents the report of the International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe which took place from the 4th to the 6th of October 2012. The conference was organised to bring together various stakeholders to deliberate on the way forward for transitional justice in Zimbabwe.