HEALTH

Ministry of Health officials have said Afghan refugees coming into Uganda are potential carriers of Wild Poliovirus, and serious measures are being taken to prevent the importation of the virus...

The United Nations Assistant Secretary General Ms. Gerda Verburg has hailed Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda (CISANU) and it's partners for championing the breastfeeding campaign and nutrition in Uganda....

Wuhan, the Chinese City where Coronavirus was first reported has recorded seven locally transmitted cases - the first local infections in more than a year. Authorities announced on Monday that...

Rwandan health minister Diane Gashumba dismissed reports that Rwanda had closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over fears of Ebola outbreak. Earlier on Thursday, the...

The Minister for Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said health workers in Uganda are doing all it takes to fight the COVID-19 pandemic but insults and abuses from the...

The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has issued an official investment license to Prof. Patrick Ogwang which will enable him enter the formal process of manufacturing COVIDEX - a herbal medicine...

Uganda's Ministry of Heath (MOH) has warned the public against home administering of oxygen saying the practice has disastrous consequences. In a press release issued on Friday, the Director General...

The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said it is yet to approve COVIDEX a herbal medicine acclaimed to cure COVID-19. The medicine manufactured by Jena Herbals (U) Ltd had raised...

Steam inhalation or steaming has become a commonly prescribed home remedy to “prevent” and “treat” Covid. Social media forwards urging people to use steam inhalation as one of the of...