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Uganda Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Uganda with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Uganda Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Uganda.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ug&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 1652,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ba6501cfa37d7b64139b7af79346a748",
            "title": "Italy reports increase in measles in January",
            "description": "In January 2026 in Italy, 84 cases of measles were reported to the national integrated measles and rubella surveillance system, of which 73 (86.9%) were laboratory-confirmed, 5 were probable cases, and 6 were possible cases, an increase compared to the 78 and 34 recorded in the same period in 2025 and 2024, respectively.",
            "content": "In January 2026 in Italy, 84 cases of measles were reported to the national integrated measles and rubella surveillance system, of which 73 (86.9%) were laboratory-confirmed, 5 were probable cases, and 6 were possible cases, an increase compared to t... [2461 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/italy-reports-increase-in-measles",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6PBq!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde862d10-e87d-427a-9f51-6faedebe24cf_700x601.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T12:38:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c30bb0c2cc94dae81032fff971fe6d63",
            "title": "Mpox-HIV Coinfection and Severe Mpox Cases",
            "description": "Retrospective Hangzhou study links mpox-HIV coinfection to more pain, immune suppression, and higher hospitalization.",
            "content": "MPOX-HIV coinfection in MSM was linked to more severe symptoms and higher hospitalization, in Hangzhou case series of 104 patients.\nMpox-HIV Coinfection Shows Greater Clinical Severity\nA retrospective analysis from Hangzhou, China, examined 104 labor... [2250 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.emjreviews.com/microbiology-infectious-diseases/news/mpox-hiv-coinfection-tied-to-higher-hospitalization/",
            "image": "https://www.emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AdobeStock_472053410.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T09:43:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a9f12901925fcfb02f9d57b5db396471",
                "name": "European Medical Journal",
                "url": "https://www.emjreviews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bb1977cca462114c76ffde2e9a34e259",
            "title": "Fact Check Team: GLP-1 users getting rare pirate disease - why?",
            "description": "Popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications have helped millions of people shed pounds, but new research from Australia.",
            "content": "Popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications have helped millions of people shed pounds, but new research from Australia suggests doctors and patients may need to pay closer attention to what users are actually eating while taking them.\nA systematic review ... [2472 chars]",
            "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-glp-1-users-getting-rare-pirate-disease-why-scurvy-immune-vitamin-c?teaserSource=trending",
            "image": "https://mynbc15.com/resources/media2/16x9/4748/1320/0x434/90/e9c707d9-1b3d-4a39-8e10-cb8ed9f275f4-GettyImages1482904472.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T07:39:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "25ff6c8d78d57fee3b262b686909b398",
                "name": "mynbc15.com",
                "url": "https://mynbc15.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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