Our news desk since last year has written over 1000 stories on health. As a result, hundreds of our readers sent feed back to us asking a number of questions concerning different health issues. Like Aisha, a resident of Dodoma, in Tanzania. She wanted to know whether it is true that some drugs cause ulcers. […]
Mary Nalule, a 75 year-old woman, who recently appeared on Bukedde TV station searching for a white man for marriage didn’t know how popular she was until she walked on Kampala streets today. Hundreds of people saw her walking on the streets of Kampala today and rushed to talk to her. Some where excited, […]
I have been in parliamentary by elections in Usuk County in Katakwi district. But this was different! I went with MP Wafula Oguttu, Kasiano Wadri and Nandala Mafabi in the same car on the eve of the Election Day September 12th, 2012, my names are Walakira Nyanzi, Speaker LC III Makindye Sabagabo We were in […]
Abscess is an accumulation of pus that can occur anywhere in the body, including on the skin and inside of organs and tissues. But when an abscess forms around a hair follicle, it’s known as a BOIL. Dr. Samuel Yu, a Medical doctor at Bethsaida clinic in Wandegeya describes an abscess as a swelling on […]
A child may not present with all the signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus. The common ones include, increased head size and swollen fontanel (the soft spot on a baby’s head). Other signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus are pronounced blood vessels on the head, poor appetite with low weight gain, eyes that appear always looking down, […]
President Museveni’s political party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) on Wednesday lost Butambala county MP by elections to DP’s Muwanga Kivumbi. Muwanga Kivumbi polled 14,754 votes against his closest challenger NRM’s Faisal Kikulukunyu who polled 12,792. Uganda Federal Alliance’s Ibrahim Tomusage polled third with 150 votes while Independent candidate, Shafiq Sentamu came fourth with 124 […]
Following a report that was contained in the Red Pepper of August 20th 2012, titled “government loses $1.3bn to fake investors,” alleging that cement worth $3m went missing from Hima cement factory in Kases, the general manager of Hima cement clarifies that their company has never entered into any transaction with the government of Uganda […]
Hydrocephalus is increasingly becoming a health threat in Uganda and in many African states. The disease can be referred to as an accumulation of fluids in the brain. This watery fluid travels through the ventricles around the brain, down to the spinal cord, returning to the blood through special veins. However when it doesn’t […]
Because most fake electronic gadgets, domestic items and clothes indicate that they are made in China, very many people in Uganda and Africa at large conclude that everything produced in China must be ‘fake.’ So the description ‘Made in China’ is synonymous with fake products. Therefore the Chinese government still has a long journey […]
The newly elected MP for Butambala County, Muwanga Kivumbi has a lot to do in his constituency. Butambala is so remote, people still stand on anti hills to get telephone network, and the roads in this constituency are hell. Muwanga defeated NRM’s Faisal Kikulukunyu with a margin of over 800 votes. The seat fell vacant […]