Health ministry to roll out twice-yearly HIV prevention shots next week

Uganda will receive its first shipment of 94,560 doses of the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir next week. The twice-yearly ...

Ugandan firm Dei BioPharma, led by Dr. Matthias Magoola, secures new patent rights for innovative mRNA Ebola and Mpox vaccines. The announcement came at an Africa CDC meeting in South Africa, positioning the company as a potential Continental Contract Drug Manufacturing Organization.

Dr. Magoola unveils gene therapy breakthrough to transform sickle cell treatment

by Julian Ninsiima | Reporter

02/02/2026

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Dr. Magoola, who is leading Dei BioPharma to develop a manufacturing facility with atleast 26 different units, says the biotech ...

C-Care, Rotary Team Up for 100 Health Outreaches Across Uganda

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

03/12/2025

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From left: Joan Asiimwe, president of the Kampala Sunshine Rotary Club; Sheila Aboth, head of brand and client experience for ...

Dr. Magoola, Dei BioPharma, secures US patents for universal mRNA cancer vaccine & affordable scFv immune therapy. Global treatment equity, Uganda biotech breakthrough.

Dei BioPharma receives second US FDA approval for key diabetes drug

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

22/08/2025

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Dei BioPharma projects $15B in annual revenue after its development plan for two novel GLP-1 drugs, liraglutide and semaglutide, is ...

Dr. Magoola has over 100 patents in advanced therapies filed in the US

TOP STORY: Dei BioPharma chief Dr. Magoola publishes groundbreaking research on RNA-Based Cancer Therapy

by Juliette Namakula | Assistant Editor

12/06/2025

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Dr. Magoola has over 100 patents in advanced therapies filed in the US KAMPALA - Dr. Matthias Magoola, the founder and Managing Director ...

Christopher Burke is the Managing Director of WMC Africa, a public relations and marketing agency based in Kampala, Uganda. Christopher has a strong background in development, communications and governance with 30 years’ experience based in Africa and East Asia.

CHRISTOPHER BURKE: Aid, trade, context and local solutions: The Post-USAID world

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

31/03/2025

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Christopher Burke is the Managing Director of WMC Africa, a public relations and marketing agency based in Kampala, Uganda. Christopher ...

KAZIBWE DECLARES WAR ON MALARIA IN BUSOGA: Former VP Leads CHARGE OF THE BRAVE in Battle to Eradicate Disease in Hard-Hit Region!

by JACKSON RUGUNDA | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/03/2025

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BUSOGA, Uganda — A comprehensive initiative to eradicate malaria in the Busoga sub-region has been launched, bringing together local health ...

29,000 health workers in Uganda face job losses as US funding freeze hits HIV/AIDS program

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

13/03/2025

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Health authorities; Jan Ruth Aceng and PS Diana Atwine (FILE PHOTO) KAMPALA - A funding crisis is looming over Uganda's ...

Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Oryem Henry Okello (left), receives letters of credence from Dr. Kasonde Mwinga, the new World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Uganda, marking the official start of her tenure

New WHO representative presents credentials in Uganda

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

06/02/2025

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Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Oryem Henry Okello (left), receives letters of credence from Dr. Kasonde Mwinga, ...

Mr. Roger Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy).

ROGERS WADADA: Defunding the World Health Organization by Americans spells doom for Uganda

by ROGERS WADADA | GUEST WRITER

23/01/2025

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Mr. Rogers Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy). On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump ...

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