Script’s new book aimed at helping to improve the communication of science in Africa has now been published. The book is available for free electronically and to buy in paperback in the CABI Digital Library. ‘Science Communication Skills for Journalists: A Resource Book for Universities in Africa,’ is edited and authored by Dr Charles Wendo…
A 21-day lockdown was announced yesterday in Uganda as one of the measures to control the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease. The lock down is in the areas of Mubende and Kassanda districts where high cases of Ebola have been identified. According to directives issued last night by President Yoweri Museveni, movement in…
Claire Kirabo, 29 years was admitted to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Intensive Care Unit, six months into the pandemic on August 18th, 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, has declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. Kirabo is a mother of two children both below ten years of age and was referred to…
The US government has re-established volunteer service in Uganda following a two-year break-off occasioned by COVID-19, an epidemic that paralysed nations and the global economy. A total of 33 volunteers under the US Peace Corps now in Uganda to serve in agribusiness, health and education sectors across the country have taken their oath of service…
While Uganda is battling with Ebola, another outbreak of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever is also here. 24 people have been placed under close monitoring by health authorities in Amuru District following an outbreak of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The individuals are close contacts of a victim who succumbed to the viral disease late last…
Uganda is to benefit from a USD 5 million emergency fund provided by the World Health Organization to fight the spread of Ebola in the country and the neighbouring countries. So far, 39 people have died in Uganda, according to the Ministry of Health, while overall, there have been 64 confirmed cases and 20 probable…
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes. Produced by 3D bioprinting, the scaffolds slowly release antibiotics over a four-week period to effectively treat the wound. Diabetes, a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar…
The African Traditional Medicine Day took place on Wednesday 31 August 2022. Dr Jane Namukobe from Uganda has a background in natural products chemistry. She has worked on drug formulation and drug discovery from medicinal plants. She was interviewed by HEJNU Founder Esther Nakkazi and here are the details: What are some of the herbal medicines you are…
A new web app has been launched to make it super easy for journalists in Kenya and Uganda to find researchers for science stories. The Script Connect app is part of the Script science communication programme by SciDev.Net, funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation. It works like a ‘speed-dating’ app, linking journalists to scientists in…
As a respiratory disease, COVID-19 infection mainly affects the lungs. While most people recover completely, a significant number of individuals experience symptoms that can persist for weeks or months post COVID infection, sometimes referred to as ‘long-COVID’. It remains unclear whether these symptoms are associated with any long-term damage that reduces the function of the…