HEALTH

By our reporter Hepatitis remains a public health challenge in Uganda and the commonest causes of viral hepatitis include one of the five heterotypes; A,B,C,D and E. Hepatitis is inflammation...

Worldwide, over 2 billion persons have been exposed to Hepatitis B Virus infection and the majority of these live in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Hepatitis B is inflammation of...

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...

Ugandans 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...

Compiled 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...

Compiled 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...

By 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...

By 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...

Ugandas 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...

A 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...