Surgeons are now offering clients an option of having endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery, which are relatively new in Uganda but have been in existence for decades in other countries. The first laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a human patient was done in 1987 by the French physician Mouret. This was after 1986, following the development of a…
The following statement is by Stacey Knobler, Sabin Vaccine Institute Vice President, Vaccine Innovation & Global Immunization, in response to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC). “After decades of reaching more communities and saving countless lives, the alarming data released…
Health activists have renewed the call to expedite the implementation of sexuality education which is key to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The appeal comes months after the high court in Kampala in November last year directed the ministry of education and sports to quickly develop and implement a comprehensive sexuality education policy for learners. According…
People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin, have no choice but to inject themselves regularly with artificial insulin in order to survive. But Insulin therapy is not without its dangers: it is difficult to dose and, in the long term, it can also…
Positive Youths in Action (POYA) an advocacy group made up of young people in Masaka are rallying the masses through their creative works to create HIV/AIDS awareness. The youths that are inspiring their colleagues and the general population in fighting stigma amongst people living with HIV/AIDS are thankful to Uganda Cares for bringing them together…
Health activists have raised concern over the high prices of drugs and materials used in testing and treat treatment of HIV/AIDS in the country. With high inflation and rising costs of all commodities, antiretroviral drugs have not been spared. Uganda Care officials say the cost of treatment for one patient has doubled yet funding is…
The Executive Director of the Uganda Heart Institute, Dr John Omangino has defended a UGX 264 billion Shillings loan request for establishing a Centre of Cardiac Excellence. Dr. Omagino on Wednesday appeared before Parliament’s Health Committee which is considering the loan request for the infrastructure development project. The Heart Institute was allocated 10 acres of…
Amidst food insecurity and hunger, the Italian Ambassador to Uganda, Massimiliano Mazzanti says Ugandans should maintain their taste buds to eating locally grown food. This will in effect grow the economy. Mazzanti says Ugandans, especially the younger population are increasingly going for exotic consumer products, yet similar ones are made in the country. This is…
Activists opposed to the Reproductive Health Bill that among other things legalises abortion want it withdrawn from regional East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). The bill that was tabled before EALA has clauses that legalise abortion, tackle Gender-Based Violence, agree to commercialise surrogacy, and for students to have comprehensive Sexuality Education. An online petition against the bill circulating…
Women in the health and care sector face a larger gender pay gap than in other economic sectors, earning on average of 24 percent less than peers who are men, according to a new joint report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The report, the world’s most comprehensive analysis…