Amuru district is struggling to diagnose and treat patients with Tuberculosis disease (TB) due to the lack of an x-ray machine. Amuru was carved out of Gulu district in 2006 but to date, its major Health Centre IV in Attiak has been operating without an x-ray which is essential for testing TB disease. The x-ray…
At least more than 4000 schoolgirls and women in Kyotera district are set to benefit from a reusable menstrual pads project. The project spearheaded by district authorities and other stakeholders is meant to address the scarcity of sanitary pads and keep girls in school during the menstrual cycle. This comes amidst the staling of the government’s…
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda wanes, the Uganda Prison Services have turned the Kampala Remand facility into the High Dependency Unit (HDU) Center for inmates in preparation for the anticipated third wave of the dreaded disease in the country. Recently, Scientists in the Country warned of a third wave saying…