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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": 621,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "06171c515c320a24e4ffab17236c773f",
            "title": "Health news round-up: the year in health across England, Scotland and Wales",
            "description": "The Pharmaceutical Journal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society",
            "content": "“Whenever there is an infectious emergency, the public respond remarkably, as they did during COVID-19,” wrote Sir Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, in his annual report published this week.\n“Between emergencies it is easy to take for ... [6343 chars]",
            "url": "https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/health-news-round-up-the-year-in-health-across-england-scotland-and-wales",
            "image": "https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/chris-whitty-nibs.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T20:32:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "59f6e4b398e15af75182728038b9a0fc",
                "name": "The Pharmaceutical Journal",
                "url": "https://pharmaceutical-journal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bd6ef17218d0dcb25521ed1f3e49e779",
            "title": "Loss of brain protein eases Alzheimer's symptoms and brain damage in mice",
            "description": "New research published in the journal eNeuro examined whether eliminating a protein that is elevated in the brains of those with Alzheimer's could prevent or reduce damage and behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.",
            "content": "New research published in the journal eNeuro examined whether eliminating a protein that is elevated in the brains of those with Alzheimer's could prevent or reduce damage and behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.\n\"Previous wor... [4008 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-loss-brain-protein-eases-alzheimer.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2025/loss-of-brain-protein.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T18:16:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3f5a0530634c000b816938907be9901b",
            "title": "Smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk",
            "description": "In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.",
            "content": "In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most eff... [3684 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251205/Smoking-fewer-cigarettes-does-not-eliminate-cardiovascular-disease-risk.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/Smoking-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T18:11:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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