The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero has refuted claims that funds were released directly to the Presidential Scientific Initiative on Epidemics (PRESIDE) for Covid-19 vaccine research purposes. PRESIDE, is a brainchild of President Yoweri Museveni, supervised by Dr. Monica Musenero, who was a Presidential Advisor on Epidemics at the time it was…
Refugees in Uganda based at the Nakivale refugee settlement camp in Isingiro district are grappling with a rise in malnutrition and chronic anaemia. A survey by Medical Teams International says the cases of acute Malnutrition have increased from 1.8% in 2019 to 2.8% and 5.7% in 2020 and 2021 respectively and acute anaemia is up…
Researchers attending the International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis and Prevention Research in Resource – Limited Settings (INTEREST) have called for a quick introduction to the Long-Acting HIV treatment to give options to people struggling with adherence to daily medication. Dr. Andrew Kambugu, the Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), says that they…
A total of 14,530 cases of post-abortion care for teenage girls and women were registered in various health facilities between 2020 and 2021 alone in the Acholi Sub- region according to a report. Nearly half of those who had to be treated were so seriously endangered due to the unsafe abortions that the women and…
Two thirds of women living with HIV in Uganda have never been screened for cervical cancer, preliminary results from a study by Makerere University School of Public Health says. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 2021 new edition of guidelines on screening and treatment to prevent cervical cancer said screening should be prioritised for women living…
Copper is one of the most widely used metals on the planet today due to its electrical and thermal conduction properties. It is one of the most exploited natural resources on the planet. The greatest natural resources of this metal are the so-called “porphyry” deposits that come from magmas deep in the Earth. In a recent…
The UK Government – through UNICEF – has procured a Pressure Swing Absorption Oxygen Plant in Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital, to increase the oxygen producing capacity of the 200-bed facility and other lower-level facilities in seven neighbouring districts in central Uganda. The Oxygen plant installed by UNICEF in February 2022 was today unveiled and officially…
African governments and regional economic blocs have been urged to increase funding for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) and create an enabling environment for technology adoption. This would transform livelihoods and enable the continent to benefit from modern agricultural innovations such as biotechnology including gene-editing and other emerging technologies for sustainable economic growth. This call…
With the increasing number of young learners leaving O’level, the Ministry of Education and Sports has cautioned against enrolling those below 18-years of age into health training institutions. Available information indicates that many students are completing the Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE between 14 and 15 years of age. After passing English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology,…
An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger larger outbreaks, particularly of measles affecting millions of children in 2022, according to the World Health Organisation and UNICEF. The risk for large outbreaks has increased as communities…