Patients battling Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Uganda will soon benefit from a significant reduction in their treatment duration. Doctors anticipate that this change will help decrease the number of unnecessary deaths caused by TB and reduce the high cost of treatment per person. MDR-TB is a form of tuberculosis infection caused by bacteria that…
Gulu District Health Department has registered a slightly low turn-up of locals for the yellow fever mass vaccination exercise against its expected target. The first phase of the yellow fever vaccination exercise rolled out by the Health Ministry on June 9 ended on Tuesday in 51 selected districts across the country. Through the campaign, the…
Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga-Otto has proposed that the 11th Parliament consider enacting a law to regulate the declaration of sickness, health, and death of a sitting President. This proposal comes in light of President Yoweri Museveni’s self-isolation at State House Nakasero after testing positive for COVID-19. Odonga-Otto refers to a report…
Legislators within Mukono district, joined by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament -LOP in Parliament for an oversight activity in the area were on Monday shocked by cases of stillbirth happening at Mukono General Hospital. Mukono Hospital Medical Superintendent, Geoffrey Kasirye told the legislators that every month on average, the facility registers about 20 stillbirth…
By May 6, 2021, seasonal malaria chemoprevention was made available to children younger than 5 years in Karamoja through a project implemented by the Malaria Consortium with the assistance of Village Health Teams (VHTs) moving around from door to door to deliver medicines to the children. About two years later there is optimism in the…
Over 200 lead mothers in Nakapiripirit district have been trained on how to combat child malnutrition within households. The training was provided by the organizations Food for the Hungry in partnership with ACTED Uganda, in response to the observed lack of diet diversity among families grappling with poverty and high food insecurity. The lead mothers…
Researchers have raised concerns over budget cuts for the Ministry of Health that have left several public health facilities with a lack of essential medical supplies. The concern has been raised by a researcher at Medical Research Center (MRC) Masaka Center Dr. Jonathan Kitonsa during a science café organized by Health Journalist Network Uganda (HEJNU) at Court Lane Hotel in Masaka.…
An analysis by the Ministry of Health has found increasing trends of antibiotic resistance with Kampala topping the list of places where drugs previously used to treat certain infections are no longer working. Anti microbial Resistance is about drugs failing to kill organisms for which they were formulated to kill. The bacteria become resistant to…
President Yoweri Museveni has self-isolated at Nakasero State Lodge after he tested positive for corona virus on Wednesday. Museveni says that he has delegated his work for today, Thursday and tomorrow’s Heroes’ Day activities in Luwero to Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanjja. “By God’s Grace all is well, and I am only experiencing mild symptoms. However,…
Ten outstanding early career scientists from nine African countries have been awarded four-year fellowships that will build their capacity to conduct cutting-edge research in global health. The fellowships will be awarded through the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) programme, which is implemented by the African Academy of Sciences in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes…