Women in Otuke district would rather deliver their children at a health facility but the high fuel prices won’t let them travel. Now the only option left are home deliveries after a liter of petrol in Otuke bow costs Shillings 8,000 from Shillings 4,500 early this year while a liter of diesel costs Shillings 6,700 from 3,500.…
Pakwach district has embarked on a health awareness campaign aimed at the reduction and prevention of teenage pregnancies among its communities. Pakwach district registered 7,760 cases of teenage pregnancies in one year, between May 2021 and May this year. This will be done through an initiative that conducts health camps and outreaches in schools and…
Climate summary: July 2022 surface air temperature: Globally, July 2022 was one of three warmest Julys on record, close to 0.4°C above the 1991-2020 reference period, marginally cooler than July 2019 and marginally warmer than July 2016 Northern hemisphere land masses see predominantly well above-average temperatures Below average temperatures along the western Indian Ocean, from…
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared a resurgence of Ebola, following confirmation of one case in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. A 46-year-old woman died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu. She received care at the Beni Referral Hospital, initially for other ailments,…