Ministry of Health seeks for Ushs 450 billion to carry out an integrated house to house testing for HIV and Aids, Malaria and hepatitis B in the whole Country to establish how many people have these sicknesses. The campaign will target those people aged 14 years and above as well as the Children at risk […]
The English will say ‘united we stand’. The people of Ketembeyi say ‘agali awamu’. Faced with the challenge of sustainable food supply in a community where more and more people were suffering from or because of HIV/AIDS, the people of Kitembeyi village, in Kiboga district decided to unite, believing as the proverbial saying that it […]
The State Minister for Health, Chris Baryomonsi has cautioned Tuberclsosis patients in Uganda to endeavor to follow the prescriptions given for taking their drugs. Baryomonsi is concerned that since TB treatment lasts for more than four months most patients tend to give up taking before prescribed doses are complete under the guise of feeling better, […]
Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children wants government to formulate an Early Childhood Development and Nutrition policy to guide on children learning and feeding in the country. The forum while at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala and in meeting organized by UNICEF resolved to engage the government concerning this matter saying these policies are needed urgently. […]
For years now mothers have been encouraged to breastfeed their babies because of the many benefits, with breast milk referred to as the perfect food for baby. Breastfeeding’s short-term benefits have long been clear, including the fact that it strengthens the immune system hence the baby is resistant to disease and infection. Benefits for the […]
In a noble cause rarely seen on the African continent, the First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta, started the Beyond Zero campaign. This is a campaign that aims at improving access to maternal and child health outreach services throughout the country combining the fourth, fifth and sixth Millennium Development Goals. With the 2015 deadline […]
Medical workers under their umbrella body, Uganda medical workers union have launched a massive campaign geared at saving the lives of expectant mothers and the live of new borns by reminding government to increase their salaries within 90 days before they resort to worse steps. Addressing a joint press conference today at their offices in […]
Professor Stephen Chapman, BSC, PhD, Cert.H.Econ, FRSM, FRPharms Head of the School of Pharmacy, Keele University UK will be holding interviews for this prestigious scholarship. The scholarship covers: · Tuition fees, for all years of study. · On-campus accommodation. · Contribution towards living expenses. · One return airfare from Kenya. · Possibility of […]
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is calling for entries for the Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is available to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety course or programme in an accredited college or university in Canada, leading to an occupational health and safety certificate, diploma […]
The Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing (EMECC NURSING) is the first international joint degree in advanced nursing available in Europe. It offers a highly specialized education in nursing, with an advanced perspective. The programme combines theoretical teaching, research methodology and activities, communication & management of critical scenarios and advanced […]