Laboratory tests for the 48 year old man suspected of having Ebola in Jinja district turned out negative for both Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the samples taken from the late Anthony Mutebe, a resident of Mukwanga Zone in…
An increasing number of people are showing up at hospitals with complications related to COVID-19, long after recovery from the viral respiratory disease, according to health workers. Dr Christine Sekajja, a Physician at Mulago National Referral Hospital who is part of the COVID-19 treatment team told URN in an interview that many people still encounter…
Health workers in the Karamoja sub-region are facing significant challenges in providing essential health services to the population due to persistent insecurity and poor road networks. The insecurity and poor roads are particularly affecting health workers’ ability to reach people in remote villages. Dr. Salome Tino, the Abim District Health Officer, says that insecurity and poor…
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis issued on International Day of Girls in ICT. “Closing the digital divide between girls and boys is about more than just having…
Senior House Officers (SHOs), also known as senior medical doctors undergoing postgraduate training at regional and national referral hospitals, have announced their intention to resume a strike over non-payment of their remuneration by the government. The doctors had previously gone on strike in March for three weeks due to the same issue. The SHO’s Chief…