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The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has secured a five-year grant extension, further fortifying its efforts in HIV treatment, diagnosis, and research, aligning with global endeavors to combat the HIV epidemic. Prof Pontian Kaleebu, the executive director of UVRI, announced the renewed funding at an end-of-year staff gathering officiated by Dr. Diana Atwiine, the permanent…
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a warning against the utilization of Nicotine Replacement Therapies, emphasizing that nicotine, regardless of its form or concentration, poses health risks. These therapies, which are medically sanctioned methods for addressing tobacco use disorder by administering nicotine through non-tobacco means such as gum, patches, sprays, inhalers, or lozenges, were…
In the expanded One Dollar Initiative (ODI), the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) is endeavoring to secure a minimum contribution of one dollar, equivalent to approximately 4,000 Uganda Shillings, from each mobile phone user in Uganda. The aim is to generate sufficient funds to support various HIV/AIDS interventions across the country. Launched in Uganda in…
The Luwero District Administration has recently imposed a ban on medical trainees engaging in the handling and administration of treatments to patients in health centers without the direct supervision of authorized personnel. Each year, Luwero district accommodates over 200 medical students from various institutions for practical training at health centers IIIs, IVs, and Luwero hospital.…
Mulago National Referral Hospital successfully initiated its transplant program, marked by a triumphant kidney transplant surgery last Wednesday. Dr. Frank Asiimwe, head of the Transplant Unit, revealed that the recipient, who had been grappling with end-stage kidney disease for two years, finally underwent surgery after an extended period on dialysis. Initially, preparations for the inaugural…