Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, in partnership with the Rotary E Club of Naguru, has planted 1,200 fruit trees, including mangoes, avocados, guavas, oranges, and jackfruit, around the hospital compound. This initiative aims to address malnutrition and protect the environment from climate change. Dr. Stephen Pande, the hospital’s director, highlighted the rising malnutrition rates among children…
Adolescents and young mothers at Kanara landing site, Ntoroko District, are experiencing significant barriers, including stigma and discrimination, in accessing voluntary family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services. Although self-care interventions have been shown to reduce social barriers to family planning and reproductive health care, little is known about their effectiveness, particularly in low-resource settings.…
By Steven Enatu in Kumi The Hepatitis Aid Organization has urged the government, specifically through the Ministry of Health, to consider augmenting the budget allocation dedicated to the eradication of hepatitis in Uganda. Emmanuel Lutamaguzi, the Executive Director of the Hepatitis Aid Organization and an individual living with hepatitis B, raised this plea at this…
Two children died, and significant property damage occurred after heavy rains caused flash flooding in Moroto Municipality. The two separate incidents happened on Wednesday following rains that lasted for four hours, causing major rivers in Narwosi and Katanga cells to burst their banks. In Narwosi, two children, Lucia Ilukol and Hellen Aleper, both residents of…
The community, especially pregnant mothers in Kasese District, is being urged to get tested for hepatitis B and C and seek early treatment if they test positive. Every 28th of July is the World Health Organization-designated International Hepatitis Day, a platform for advocacy, education, and engagement with governments, health professionals, and the public to drive…
Activists attending the International AIDS Conference in Munich Germany asked the manufacturer of injection Lenacapavir (LEN), which was recently proven to be safe and highly effective at preventing HIV to reduce its prices to make it affordable for all. The drug, which is manufactured by a US Company Gilead Sciences was recently found to be…
About 500 Ugandans are buried in public cemeteries per year due to people stealing items from road crash victims and subjecting culprits to mob action. Superintendent of Police, Michael Kananura, the traffic police spokesperson, said many people have turned stealing from victims of road crashes into a business, often assaulting those they accuse of causing…
Dr. Gladys Kalema, a prominent Ugandan gorilla conservationist, is one of the winners of this year’s People, Environment, Achievements (P.E.A.) Awards. The 14th edition of the awards recognized individuals for their tireless and inspiring efforts to flip the script and demonstrate that sustainable business is good for bottom lines as well as the planet. Winners…
A global campaign named P=P (PrEP = Prevention) has been launched at the International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2024) in Munich. This initiative aims to advance access to PrEP information and PrEP choices for HIV prevention for all who need it. Charles Brown, Executive Director of Preventive Care International, launched the campaign, calling on global…
Results from two small studies suggest that doxycycline pre-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPrEP) is a promising strategy for preventing STIs. In recent years, studies have shown that DoxyPEP – taking doxycycline within 72 hours after sex – can prevent bacterial STIs among men who have sex with men and trans women, and evidence suggests that DoxyPEP is…