USD $7.4 Million for Vaccination Action Network to bolster Covid-19 vaccine demand in Africa

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A USD$7.4 million Vaccination Action Network (VAN) has been launched by the Rockefeller Foundation for sub Saharan Africa. VAN will be locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their efforts to strengthen health systems while scaling up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies.  The network is already connecting ministry of…

Ugandans breathe a sigh of relief after Parliament revisits mandatory vaccination stand

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By Shiprah Kwagala A day after legislators rejected a government proposal for mandatory vaccination of adults, local people have expressed a sigh of relief.  This comes at a time when the government has been leading a drive for vaccination against Covid-19 for over a year and Parliament had attempted to pass legislation that required mandatory…

US Centre for Disease Control Investment in Uganda Worthwhile says Walensky

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After a three day visit, Director of U.S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC, Dr. Rochelle Walensky says there has been a return on investment to Uganda’s health sector. The CDC also committed to continue to support Uganda’s efforts to scale up border health systems. Dr. Walensky was at the CDC offices inside Uganda Virus Research Institute…

Regional referral hospital staff facing predatory loans

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In the latest audit report released by the Auditor General John Muwanga for the financial year 2020/2021, show that UGX 511.42 million Shillings was wrongly deducted from salaries and savings of employees in five regional referral hospitals who are mostly health workers. Investigators into this matter suspect that senior hospital administrators connive with financial institutions to…

WHO releases new guidelines and gives countries a green light to use long-acting injectable

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The World Health Organization-WHO on Thursday released new guidelines giving countries a green light to use long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. The guidelines that were released ahead of the annual International AIDS Conference will support countries as they plan for CAB-LA introduction as part of a comprehensive approach to HIV…

Doxycycline significantly reduces risk of STIs after condomless sex by 65%

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Taking 200mg of doxycycline within 72 hours of condomless sex significantly reduces the risk of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis among men who have sex with men and trans women. Among those randomized to take doxycycline, 65% fewer were diagnosed with an STI each quarter than those not taking doxycycline.  The DoxyPEP study found that participants in…