Vaccines save lives. But the sudden death of a baby shortly after vaccination has landed two medical workers at Daphine Medical center in Kabalagala in Kampala in trouble. Dr. Doreen Akuku and Joan Nabakooza, a nurse at the facility. The two are locked up at Kabalagala Police Station in connection to the death of nine-month-old Messiah on Friday evening…
The Uganda National Drugs Authority (NDA) has closed over 830 drug outlets in the Northern Region for operating illegally. The drug shops include two pharmacies, 48 human and veterinary drug shops, and 16 clinics among others. NDA has also recovered and impounded stolen medical equipment and government drugs worth UGX 1.7 Billion Shillings during…
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered that edoxudine, an anti-herpes molecule discovered in the 60s, weakens the protective surface of Klebsiella bacteria and makes them easier to eliminate for immune cells. These results can be read in the journal PLOS ONE. Klebsiella pneumoniae causes many respiratory, intestinal and urinary tract infections.…
United States officials say below one hundred vaccines of the Ebola virus strain are in vials and large scale production could take months. This implies only a few will be used in the planned clinical trial due to take place in Uganda. Speaking at a press conference held today in kampala, Dr. Atul Gawande, the…