The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to vaccinate frontline health workers against Ebola using a vaccine whose effectiveness against the Bundibugyo strain remains unknown, as the outbreak becomes the country’s deadliest on record. The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision has allocated 70,000 doses of Ervebo to the DRC, with 50,000 doses reserved for…
At the Neurosurgery ward of Mulago National Referral Hospital on Saturday lay about ten patients with their heads sealed in bandages, some struggling to seat or sustain a conversation. They are among the eighty who benefitted from a 14 day surgical camp that had specialists save patients with brain tumors and those with deformities of…
Reports indicating that up to 80 per cent of contacts linked to the thousands of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been traced are inaccurate, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed. Speaking to journalists during the latest media briefing, Africa CDC Director General Dr…
The government may have to budget its own funds to finance immunization programmes and avoid dependence on donor money. The new move comes as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, made sweeping changes in its financing programme. The global vaccines body is introducing fixed vaccine budget envelopes as part of its reform programme for 2026–2030. Under the…
Researchers have found that children who develop acute kidney injury during severe malaria face an increased risk of death even after recovering from the illness and being discharged from hospital. This follows a long-term study conducted jointly by researchers at Makerere University and Indiana University School of Medicine to, among other things, assess how kidney…
Gaps in counselling on contraceptive side effects are contributing to low uptake and discontinuation of modern family planning methods in Uganda, according to a Ministry of Health assessment of family planning services. The competency assessment found that many women stop using contraceptives after experiencing side effects without seeking medical advice, even though many reactions can…
Surgeons in Uganda are seeking financial and logistical support to expand volunteer surgical camps aimed at reducing long waiting lists that have left some patients waiting up to a decade for operations. The Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) organizes annual outreach camps in different parts of the country, where specialists volunteer their time to…
Five years after opening with ambitions to support fertility preservation and organ transplantation, Makerere University’s biobank has yet to expand beyond sperm storage because of funding constraints, its director says. Prof. Moses Joloba, a molecular biologist who heads the facility at Makerere University Hospital, said the bank has secured funding to continue sperm banking but…
The Ministry of Health revealed on Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April currently surpasses available doses with more men demanding the twice-yearly drug. Speaking at a meeting attended by HIV advocates, researchers and policy makers, Dr Herbert Kadama who coordinates Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) at the Ministry of Health said…
The Ministry of Health said Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention injection launched in Uganda in April, is exceeding available supplies, with men accounting for a growing share of those seeking the drug. Speaking at a meeting attended by HIV advocates, researchers and policymakers, Dr. Herbert Kadama, the ministry’s coordinator for Pre-Exposure…