Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, this is according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and an accompanying article published in…
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda has recently begun operating a computerized tomography (CT) scan, which had remained idle for eight months due to a lack of a specialist radiologist. The machine was delivered by the Health Ministry in November of the previous year. The hospital launched the operation of the CT scan a week…
PATH’s Cathy Ndiaye is increasing access to HPV vaccination across the West Africa region. Learn about her ambitious, long-term goal and its potential to save women’s lives. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and it can cause cervical and other cancers. After a person contracts HPV, cancer often takes years, even…
Health workers are set to conduct a medical expo led by Dr. Daniel Tumwine, which aims to address the issue of medical misinformation and raise awareness among the public in Uganda. The scarcity of accurate and timely medical information has led many individuals to make uninformed decisions regarding their health, often opting for expensive procedures or…
A study has demonstrated that the higher doses of oral semaglutide (25 mg and 50 mg) were more effective than the approved 14 mg dose in reducing HbA1c and bodyweight in adults with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes. The safety profile of the higher doses did not raise any new concerns. This trial is registered with…
A new Series published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals highlights the pervasive and rapidly growing prevalence of diabetes worldwide. The Series reveals that diabetes is outpacing most diseases globally and is projected to affect more than 1.3 billion people by 2050 if effective mitigation strategies are not implemented. The alarming…
A multidisciplinary team from the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has achieved a significant milestone in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. They successfully used bacteriophages, which are natural viruses that specifically target bacteria, to treat a patient with a chronic bacterial lung infection caused by a multidrug-resistant strain of…
More than 89,000 children under the age of five and 10,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in the nine districts of Karamoja are in dire need of immediate assistance due to severe malnutrition. This distressing revelation comes from the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, an internationally recognized standard for assessing food security and…
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has refuted a statement by the Ministry of Finance regarding the release of 22.9 billion Shillings to cater for payment and deployment of 1,900 medical interns. This followed a report to parliament by the Minister of State for Finance- General Duties, Henry Musasizi in which he said…
The Leader of Opposition – LOP in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has decried the appalling state of critical infrastructure, and essential service breakdown in Mityana District. Mpuuga has been on an oversight visit to the Mityana and toured health facilities, schools, road networks, and local government headquarters, and conducted various meetings with local leaders and civil…