How “reformed” traditional birth attendants are helping mums choose a safer path

More women in Kenya are opting to give birth in health facilities – a safer option. Sometimes, the traditional birth attendants they are leaving behind are the people encouraging them to do so.  6 February 2024 by Angeline Anyango For more than two decades, Pamela Atieno’s round, grass-thatched, dimly-lit mud-house was known to mothers around her village of…

Ugandan Researchers Investigate Shorter TB Treatment Regimens

Researchers at the Uganda Case Western Reserve University-Research Collaboration are exploring the potential of shortening the duration of TB treatment from the current six months or more using a combination of new drugs. At a Science Media Café organized by the Health Journalists Network (HEJNU), Timothy Muwanguzi, the Clinical Study Coordinator, informed attending journalists about…

Experts Task Gov’t to Equip ENT Departments in Regional Hospitals

Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgeons at Mulago Hospital express concern over the escalating number of individuals requiring surgery and subsequently being referred to the hospital. Dr. Abubaker Bugembe, an experienced ENT surgeon at Mulago, disclosed that over the past three years, the ENT department has been inundated with referrals from across the country, placing…

High Court Directs Mulago Hospital to Compensate Mother with UGX 50 Million Over Missing Baby

The Civil Division of the High Court has mandated Mulago Hospital to compensate a 47-year-old woman with 50 million shillings for the psychological distress and trauma she endured upon losing her baby. Justice Phillip Odoki, in his verdict, pointed out that Mulago Hospital’s failure to promptly deliver Nakayima’s baby and provide information about the baby’s…

Makerere University Graduates First Students with Master’s Degrees in Palliative Care

Makerere University has celebrated the graduation of the inaugural cohort from the Master’s Degree program in palliative care. Palliative care is a specialized form of medical assistance, focuses on alleviating symptoms and distress associated with severe illnesses, particularly those of a life-threatening nature. The core objective is to enhance the overall quality of life for…

Strengthening African scientists research capacity in global health

Eight outstanding early career scientists from six African countries will receive training in monitoring evaluation protocols, good financial grant practice, research management and research ethics at an inception workshop taking place from 31 January – 2 February 2024 in Banjul, The Gambia.  The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) has organised the three-day inception workshop to…