In a significant move, the high court in South Africa has ruled that the government must unveil its COVID-19 contracts with pharmaceutical companies, shedding light on documents that were previously shrouded in secrecy. This decision comes after the Health Justice Initiative, a South African health campaign group, took legal action, asserting that the government had…
Buganda Kingdom is constructing a private hospital in Buddu County, Masaka city. The hospital will be named Muteesa II Memorial Health Centre IV and will be operated by the Kingdom at the level of a Health Centre IV. This is one of three similar projects that the Kingdom is undertaking to bring improved and affordable…
AMREF Health Africa Uganda has conducted an outreach in Kampala to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine care. The event offered a cocktail of health services, including COVID-19 vaccination, HIV testing, diabetes tests, childhood immunization, malaria check-ups, and hepatitis B screening. This is a great initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Kampala. The low uptake…
A flurry of conflicting proposals has emerged from various Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in relation to the legal standing of marijuana, as the Parliament grapples with the potential criminalization of the psychoactive drug derived from the cannabis plant. The focal point of this debate is the recent reintroduction of the Narcotic Drugs and…
Interventional radiology is a medical sub-specialty of radiology that uses imaging guidance to perform minimally invasive procedures. This means that doctors can access and treat problems inside the body without having to make large incisions. This can lead to shorter recovery times, less pain, and fewer complications than traditional surgery. Frank Kasaija, a 45-year-old subsistence…
The Ministry of Health has rolled out the construction of a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in Arua City. Funded by the World Bank under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (UCREP), the project is valued at Shillings 7.9 billion. The construction is projected to take approximately 15…
New study has been published today in The Lancet Global Health showing that almost one in three men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type and one in five are infected with one or more of what are known as high risk, or oncogenic, HPV types.…
By Apophia Agiresaasi, Global Press Journal Uganda Photo Credit: Illustration by Matt Haney/Global Press Journal This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. KAMPALA, UGANDA — The first time CJ was hospitalized for bipolar disorder, she alleges, a staff member who worked in security raped her one evening. She had been admitted at Butabika National…
“Insights from Youth Desires”, an extensive survey initiative led by PMNCH, a global coalition advocating for the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents under the auspices of the World Health Organization, has unveiled its preliminary findings via a public dashboard on the eve of UN International Youth Day 2023, observed on August 12th.…
A team of researchers from Virginia Tech has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in plastic recycling by developing a novel method to transform plastics into high-value chemicals known as surfactants. Surfactants play a vital role in creating products like soap and detergent. Despite the apparent dissimilarity between plastics and soaps in terms of texture and application,…