Over 3000 Teenage Girls Impregnanted in Agago in one year

At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, statistics from the District Health Department has revealed.  A report released Monday shows that 3,925 out of 19,503 expectant mothers who visited various health facilities for antennal care services-ANC between 2020 to August 2021 were girls of 18 years and below.  The…

Astrazeneca is More Effective at Preventing Covid-19 Symptoms Months After the Jab

AstraZeneca vaccine seems to provide better protection compared to the other COVID-19 vaccines four months after inoculation.  Prof. Walter Jaoko, a Medical Microbiologist at the University of Nairobi told journalists attending a virtual East Africa Regional Science Café that scientists established this in an analysis to determine efficacy estimates of various COVID-19.    He says…

Canada donates nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Uganda

Uganda on 13 November received 1,904,140 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the Canadian Government and shipped via the COVAX facility, —the world’s facility for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines. The arrival marks an important step towards the goal to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Uganda is targeting the vaccination of…

Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes

Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines says the World Health Organsiation. Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which the World Health Organization (WHO) presented in advance of the World Diabetes Day on 14…