For patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, the immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy can be lifesaving. Doctors remove a patient's immune cells, called T cells, engineer them in the lab to better recognize and attack cancer, and infuse them back into the bloodstream. But for solid tumors—which include lung, pancreatic, ovarian, colon, breast and other cancer types—these…
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[Nile Post] Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi has told Parliament that government has deployed eligible medical interns to accredited hospitals but accused unnamed "external forces" of encouraging…
Ugandan Health Minister blames external forces for interns' hesitation to report for duty.
Government recognizes interns' concerns but insists on completing training before licensure.
Uganda Medical Association demands Shs4 million monthly allowance and guarantees of placements.
[Nile Post] Parliament's Presidential Affairs Committee has called on the government to urgently release the $430m that the biotechnology firm Dei BioPharma says it needs to finish its drug and…
Ugandan MPs urge government to release Shs1.6 trillion for Dei BioPharma drug plant.
Dei BioPharma's founder reports six facilities operational, plant could be completed by end of 2027.
[Nile Post] The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has given government 14 days to resolve the standoff over the deployment and welfare of medical interns, warning that doctors will otherwise begin…
Uganda Medical Association warns of 14-day strike if intern crisis unresolved
Doctors demand Shs4 million monthly allowance for one-year internship
Outstanding payments to over 300 interns, residents, fellows since July 2025
