Vaccines save lives. But the sudden death of a baby shortly after vaccination has landed two medical workers at Daphine Medical center in Kabalagala in Kampala in trouble. Dr. Doreen Akuku and Joan Nabakooza, a nurse at the facility. The two are locked up at Kabalagala Police Station in connection to the death of nine-month-old Messiah on Friday evening…
The Uganda National Drugs Authority (NDA) has closed over 830 drug outlets in the Northern Region for operating illegally. The drug shops include two pharmacies, 48 human and veterinary drug shops, and 16 clinics among others. NDA has also recovered and impounded stolen medical equipment and government drugs worth UGX 1.7 Billion Shillings during…
A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered that edoxudine, an anti-herpes molecule discovered in the 60s, weakens the protective surface of Klebsiella bacteria and makes them easier to eliminate for immune cells. These results can be read in the journal PLOS ONE. Klebsiella pneumoniae causes many respiratory, intestinal and urinary tract infections.…
United States officials say below one hundred vaccines of the Ebola virus strain are in vials and large scale production could take months. This implies only a few will be used in the planned clinical trial due to take place in Uganda. Speaking at a press conference held today in kampala, Dr. Atul Gawande, the…
The Uganda Cancer Institute is overwhelmed. Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja while on a tour on Wednesday said lack of funding and competing priorities are delaying the government’s efforts to decentralize cancer treatment in Uganda. The plans to decentralise cancer treatment were announced way back in 2018. Back then, the government announced plans to establish five…
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 Ebola cases in the Greater Kampala region. This brings the total number of patients in the capital to 14 within the last 48 hours. Earlier, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said five cases had been isolated in Kampala, confirming the first known transmission of the virus in the…
Each year, an estimated 1 million people, die from lead poisoning. Millions more, many of them children, are exposed to low levels of lead causing lifelong health problems, including anaemia, hypertension, immunotoxicity and toxicity to the reproductive organs. The neurological and behavioural effects of lead could be irreversible. “Lead exposure is especially dangerous to…
Households in 10 villages in Mahyoro Town Council in Kitagwenda district are accusing the Chinese firm, Tyang Tyang Company of polluting River Buhindagi. The families accuse the company of discharging contaminated water into the river from their gold mines in Kitomi village. The affected villages are Zambia, Karokarungi, Buhindagi, Omukarere, Kyendangara, Kanyabikyere, Bwetuuma, Kitomi, Kitonzi, and Kachindo. River Buhandigi which stretches…
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a WHO analysis finds and shows that the percentage of people with complete primary vaccination series (one dose for Johnson and Johnson and two doses for…
The EU has mobilised further emergency funding of €3 million to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Ebola in the Greater Kampala region. This brings the total number of patients in the capital to 14 within the last 48 hours. Earlier, Health Minister…