Vaccine production is a long process, while you need a recipe you also need capacity building and some privileged information shared by experts along the way as they look over your shoulder and point you to the right direction and later you demonstrate that it works on your own. Vaccine production is a serious matter…
New survey findings are showing a shift in the HIV burden in Uganda from the young people to middle and older age individuals. The Ministry of Health has released preliminary findings of the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) survey showing a decline in the prevalence of HIV in all age groups, except among older…
The Ministry of Health says 90% of Health Center IVs in Uganda can not offer blood transfusion services. A health centre IV is a mini hospital with wards for men, women, and children and should be able to admit patients and conduct surgeries such as the caesarian section births in addition to treating conditions such as…
Nutritionists at the Department of Public Health at Lira University are developing recipes to improve the nutrition of children suffering from nodding syndrome in Acholi and Lango sub-regions. The recipes will be from locally available foods that are cheap and accessible to the communities which will contain nutrients that the children lack. It will be…