Journalists Trained on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights in Kampala A training initiative aimed at equipping journalists with appropriate knowledge on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in Kampala. The goal of the program is to empower journalists to report on reproductive health stories with accuracy, nuance, and sensitivity, thereby challenging societal narratives and stereotypes. Journalists, […]
Health Ministries of Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia have confirmed the first cases of Coronavirus in their countries, BBC reports. The patient in Morocco is a Moroccan man living in Italy, the Reuters news agency reports, and he is receiving treatment at a hospital in Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco. His health condition is not […]
The notion of gene editing has taken phase to maybe advanced thoughts of people who may not be following progress in science and technology, what Bioethicists refers to as bio-technology. Many of us may have probably heard or known about stories of DNA tests that aim at creating identity. This identity is geared to find […]
Due to the rapid spread of coronavirus among people in Chine, hospitals in china have deployed Robots to the Frontlines of Hospitals. Robots are deployed with an aim to curb the spread of the virus and to reduce the risk of infecting medical personnel. According to the local media, robots are deployed in city […]
A new drug has been manufactured to counter the unending woes of the malaria disease among Ugandans especially children in the rural areas. Scientists believe that the drug named “Pyramax” has the capacity to remain active in the body system for long period of time. The country manager of Shin Poong Pharm, a Korean company […]
Its Evident that the threat of Ebola has calmed down in the United States and West Africa in the last two years, the disease continues to ravage parts of the African continent and Uganda has opened two Ebola treatment centers along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to help combat it. According to […]
The government of Uganda through State Minister for Health and General Duties, Sarah Opendi, has denied reports of Ebola outbreak in the country. Earlier reports had indicated that there has been an outbreak in Mubende district, located in central Uganda. “We would like to inform the public that there is no Ebola outbreak in Mubende District […]
As the world prepares to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on Thursday, Uganda is striving to fight against the use of the substance which is a source of income to some people and yet a drain to the economy in terms health care. World Health Organization (WHO) in a statement issued on Wedneday May 30, […]
Nakaseke South MP, Luttamaguzi Semakula, has asked the Ministry of Health to intervene in the scarcity of Arvs and septrine at Nakaseke hospital. Luttamaguzi while presenting a matter of national importance noted that more than 600 patients have been affected in the area with the doctors advising them to buy them from the black market. […]
Government has apologized for the delay in releasing the approved funds for treatment and management of nodding disease. The minister of State for Planning, David Bahati made the apology after the MP for Tochi County, Peter Okot, raising the matter on the floor of parliament. Bahati said that the Ministry of Finance is to sign […]