A healthy LFD—characterized by low intake of saturated fat and high intakes of plant protein and high-quality carbohydrates—was related to fewer deaths from all causes, from cardiovascular diseases, and from cancers. In contrast, an overall LCD and an unhealthy LCD were associated with significantly higher total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality rates. A healthy LCD was…
Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Training in Gulu City Gulu Media Science Café on HIV/AIDS Held at Palema Crown Hotel in Gulu City on 24th March 2023. The Health Café: On Friday, 24th March 2023, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) held a one-day health media café at Palema Crown Hotel in Pece-Laroo…
The Uganda Ministry of Health in collaboration with Kids Operating Room, a global health charity, has today unveiled the first ever Children Surgery National Plan, a five-year strategy that aims to scale up paediatric surgical services to regional referral and general hospitals as well as training of paediatric surgical workforce. Uganda currently has eight paediatric…
A single dose of a low-cost, generic, oral antibiotic called azithromycin, could prevent life threatening sepsis during child birth in up to 2 Million women per year a study shows. In a randomized, placebo-controlled study published in the New global maternal health research on February 9th, 2023, researchers found that a single 2-g oral dose of azithromycin given…
No discrimination is a basic human right. Freedom of movement is a human right. In the HIV story, compassion, sympathy, no discrimination and equality before the law were rare at the beginning of the epidemic, said David Serwadda a Professor of Public Health at Makerere University who was one of the scientists at the forefront…
By Esther Nakkazi Each year parliament allocates 3billion Uganda shillings or USD $ 800,000 to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Uganda urgently needs an NHIS. It should be universal, fair, with only one pool, said Fredrick Makaire, the Executive Director, Save for Health an NGO that coordinates community health insurance schemes across the country.…
A study has demonstrated that prednisolone does not improve a sense of smell after COVID-19. During the corona pandemic, more and more people noticed that they could not smell or taste after having been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The authors recommend not to prescribe prednisolone for patients with persistent smell and/or taste disorders after…
Proteins are at the forefront of therapeutic targets to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The proteins that are on the surface of the virus and/or are involved in its replication are the preferred therapeutic targets, like the Spike protein are targeted by vaccines. The Spike protein is the best known, which is located on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 and gives it…
The Health Journalists Network in partnership with Citizens News (CNS) and other journalists media organisations was part of the 2nd Annual Global Media Forum in lead up to World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 (WAAW 2022), an annual conference observed worldwide during 18-24 November. WAAW is a global campaign, celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial…
The African Traditional Medicine Day took place on Wednesday 31 August 2022. Dr Jane Namukobe from Uganda has a background in natural products chemistry. She has worked on drug formulation and drug discovery from medicinal plants. She was interviewed by HEJNU Founder Esther Nakkazi and here are the details: What are some of the herbal medicines you are…