The Government of Kenya, the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Vodafone Foundation, Safaricom Plc, and M-PESA Foundation agreed to a new public-private partnership to bring the emergency transportation system m-mama to Kenya. Efficiently accessing transport in the case of obstetric emergencies can save the lives of mothers and newborns. m-mama is an emergency referral…
The World Food Program (WFP) has announced upcoming changes to the distribution of food assistance to refugee households based on their vulnerability, starting in July 2023. In a joint press statement released on World Refugee Day 2023, the WFP emphasized the need to prioritize lasting solutions for the global refugee crisis, as sustainable long-term measures…
Young doctors are still unsure about the start of their training despite commitments by the Ministry of Finance that the government will soon resolve their issues. When reading the 2023/2024 budget speech to parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija made commitments that were seen as a sigh of relief to a group of doctors…
TradeMark Africa (TMA) jointly with Busia County Government, the Ministry in charge of EAC Affairs and development partners, have today officially launched a safe space market that will benefit 160 women cross-border traders, who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of the market started in July 2021 as part of the Safe Trade Emergency Facility (STEF)…
The café started at 9.30 am and it was attended by at least 21 journalists that operate in Masaka region. The moderator of the café Davis Buyundo, and chief convener, Malik Fahad Jjingo started the café by giving and view of the science cafes, which they said are aimed at bringing journalists and researchers together to…
Ishaka Seventh-day Adventist Hospital, a faith-based private, not-for-profit institution owned by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Uganda Union was initially established as a dispensary in 1948 and later became a missionary hospital in 1950 The hospital is seeking Shillings 3 billion to construct a state-of-the-art maternity block. Based in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, the hospital serves patients from…
The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) has teamed up with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to address the shortage of rare blood groups, specifically the Rhesus-negative blood types, in the blood bank. The three-day drive aims to collect up to 3,000 units of this type of blood, with a particular focus on the “O-negative”…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use. The report describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfill the medical need. The report, titled “Left Behind in Pain” released on Friday highlights the problems in access…
As the prevalence of the challenges of infertility rises among men and women, there is a growing trend in Uganda towards Assisted Reproductive Technology. This shift has led to the establishment of numerous fertility clinics in Kampala, offering hope to couples seeking to conceive. Assisted Reproductive Technology involves the fertilization of a woman’s eggs with a man’s sperm…
When a human is bitten by a Plasmodium-infected mosquito, the parasite enters the bloodstream and travels to the liver, where it thrives for around ten days without causing any symptoms. After this period, Plasmodium re-enters the bloodstream, where it parasitizes red blood cells. Once inside the red blood cells, the parasites multiply in a synchronized 48-hour cycle. At the end…