African swine fever a viral disease that kills pigs has been reported to have broken out in northern Uganda. 12 sub-counties in Gulu district have so far reportedly to have already been hit by the disease. It was first reported in odeki sub-county in july last year (2010) after killing more than 200 pigs. The […]
The progress of family planning in Uganda has been hindered by the public’s misconceptions about the practice according to Adongo Janet the capacity coordinator Marie Stopes Uganda. Adongo says that the family planning prevalence rate varies from urban to rural which gives a national percentage of 24% according to statistics. Adongo explains that the low […]
Authorities from the ministry of health partnering with other health service quality assurance professional bodies again raided and closed a number of privately owned clinics in and around Kampala over a number of irregularities. The operation covering all the five City Divisions has left City Medicals Clinic Bukoto and UCRM clinic along Bukoto Kisasi Road among […]
Uganda Helmet vaccine Initiative, a local NGO that promotes the use of helmets amongst riders, says there has been a 16% decrease in the use of helmets by Boda-Boda cyclists in the last five years which has increased the risk of their lives while on the road. The Manager of the organization Barbra Mwanje says the survey that was […]
Kayunga district hospital is Grambling with acute shortage of blood for transfusion services. The district Director of health services Dr. Edris Musisi says the hospital has been operating without blood for about one week after suppliers from Nakasero blood bank ran out. Dr. Musisi says the shortage has been attributed by increased numbers of anaemic […]
As the country awaits the reading for the national Budget for the financial year 2011/2012, there are sections of population who are raising key issues that should be the main focus of the national budget One of such groups is the HIV/AIDS activists who have called for the need to increase in the budget allocation […]
The coalition for Post exposure prophylaxis HIV/PEP consisting of Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, Hope after rape, Raising voices , Naguru Teenage among others is calling upon the ministry of health to provide accessibility to HIV/PEP. The HIV/PEP is an emergency medical response consisting of short term antiretroviral medicines in all health centers in the country to prevent victims […]
The Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon has called for more efforts to ensure better maternal health services in order to prevent avoidable deaths of mothers while giving birth. Ban who was speaking today during a visit to Ethiopia said that while there has been remarkable progress in the fight against maternal mortality, more effort […]
The Uganda Health Communications Alliance has expressed concern over the high rate at which tobacco smoking us increasing especially among the young people. The Acing Executive Director of National Association of Community and Occupational health Dr Kahero Ssekimpi says in most places of the country, 10% of the young smoke and in the west Nile, […]
Church leaders in Bushenyi district have rejected safe male circumcision saying the practice continues the decadency in people’s moral standards, Religious leaders say medical people will have packaged their massage about male circumcision to encourage people to practice sexual immorality. Church leaders mentioned preaching faithfulness for married couples and call for abstinence for the pre-marital […]