Worldwide, statistics show that over 2 billion persons have been exposed to Hepatitis B infection and the majority of these live in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Hepatitis is inflammation...
Read moreUgandans have been urged to be conscious about Tuberculosis and undertake screening for TB as a measure to prevent spread of the disease. Officials from the Ministry of Health led...
Read moreCompiled by our reporter: Globally, mothers with Hepatitis B Virus infection constitute a special group of high risk for care because they can infect their infants with hepatitis B. In...
Read moreCompiled by our reporter: Hepatitis continues to be a public health burden in Uganda with an estimated 4.1% of the population aged 15-64 years having chronic hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis...
Read moreBy Georgine Obwana It’s crucial to consider sex differences when crafting policies for optimal nutrition and health. There are key hormonal and physiologic discrepancies in the lifespan that influence nutritional...
Read moreBy Tusiime Apollo Authorities in Uganda have hailed the use of the newly approved Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DPV-VR) as a tool that will significantly change the landscape in the fight...
Read moreUgandas president Yoweri Museveni has signed into law, the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2022 which among other provisions enforces mandatory immunization of children against immunizable diseases. The amended legislation on...
Read moreA section of medics under the umbrella body -Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have kicked off a process to censure the association president Dr. Samuel Oledo accusing him of kneeling before...
Read moreBy Mary Asujo In a bid to have Karamoja region attain better palliative care services, Palliative Care Association of Uganda has launched a drive to enable people living far from...
Read more17th Nov, 2022: – The State Minister for Health – Genjeral Duties Hon. Anifa Kawooya has advised African states to have a national pandemic response fund, if they are to...
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