The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), serving under Operation Mlinzi wa Kimya in South Sudan, has commissioned new medical facilities at its headquarters in Bilnyang to mark Uganda’s 64th Independence Day. The facilities include a laboratory, an operating theatre, an antenatal room and a dental unit, aimed at improving healthcare delivery to UPDF personnel and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), in partnership with the Somali National Army (SNA) and Human Smile, conducted a medical outreach in Bariire town, Lower Shabelle Region. The outreach was organised by Human Smile, a Belgium-based international non-profit humanitarian organisation, as part…
Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee, who are conducting a countrywide tour of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) establishments, have visited the UPDF National Referral Hospital and the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters project to assess their progress and readiness. The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces 4 Infantry Division Commander, Major General Felix Busizoori, has met cattle traders from the Acholi, Lango and West Nile sub-regions to discuss measures aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola while ensuring the orderly regulation of livestock trade. The meeting, held at the 4 Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received GeneXpert diagnostic machines aimed at strengthening the detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) within its health facilities. The equipment was officially handed over at the Senior Officers Diagnostic Centre in Mbuya during a ceremony attended by senior military health officials, representatives from the Ministry of Health, development…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Motorised Infantry Division, in partnership with the blood bank programme under the Nakasongola Community Blood Crisis initiative, a blood donation exercise at Nakasongola Cantonment. The exercise involved personnel from the Motorised Infantry Division and the Uganda Air Force College. Speaking at the exercise, Major General Charles Byanyima, the Commander…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division, in partnership with the Moroto Blood Bank, has conducted a one-day blood donation drive aimed at boosting blood stocks in the Karamoja sub-region. The exercise was organised to address persistent shortages and ensure a steady supply for health facilities across the region. The Acting Division Medical…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), through its Health Services, has rolled out lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug for HIV prevention which is administered once every six months, in a move aimed at strengthening its HIV response efforts. Speaking during the rollout at the HIV Centre at the General Military Hospital (GMH)…
Hundreds of residents from Bulambuli District turned up at Buginyanya NARO agricultural farm and Muyembe Health Centre IV to access free medical services offered by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) at the ongoing Field Training Exercise, codenamed OKOA MAISHA 26. The OKOA MAISHA 26 Field Training Exercise commenced on 12 April 2026 in Bulambuli…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), through the Directorate of Women Affairs, has conducted a free medical outreach camp in Kikete, Kamwokya, as part of activities to commemorate International Women’s Day celebrations scheduled for March 8, 2026, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The one-day medical camp was held at KCCA Primary School Kamwokya, where residents received…