New Drug Shows Potential to Treat the Resistanat Strain of Malaria

A new drug,  Ganaplacide can clear malaria infection including strains that are resistant to the currently commonly used Artemisinin- based Therapies -ACTs, a new study done in seven malaria endemic countries including Uganda has shown.   According to a statement by Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical company that manufactures the widely used antimalarial drug Coartem, the new…

Mukono Clinic Under Spotlight for Issuing Fake COVID-19 Certififcates

Green cottage clinic in Mukono municipality is under the spotlight for issuing fake COVID-19 test certificates especially to people travelling abroad. Much as the clinic isn’t among those accredited to conduct COVID-19 tests, it issues PCR test results.    Trouble for Green cottage clinic started when they issued a COVID-19 negative certificate to Esther Nambowa, 28,…