The Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories (DGAL) in Uganda has obtained accreditation in accordance with the global standard for laboratory testing and calibration. The IAEA and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have been providing support to the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Uganda and Zimbabwe. For many testing and calibration laboratories in Africa,…
A Kakamega maternal and child health care programme disburses small payments to keep mothers and babies in touch with the health care system through their most vulnerable months. 13 June 2024 by Angeline Anyango On a chilly Thursday morning, Veronica Adhiambo makes her way through the Kakamega County General Teaching and Referral Hospital (KCGTRH) to…
Polio’s shock resurgence in Malawi and Mozambique has, after two years, officially been halted. Gender-conscious tactics proved vital – here’s how. 18 June 2024 by Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) On 14 May 2024, the wild poliovirus outbreak in Malawi and Mozambique – which paralyzed nine children across the countries between February and August 2022 – was officially stopped.…
Whooping cough or pertussis – also called the 100-day cough – is on the rise in the UK and US. Here’s what you need to know. 26 June 2024 by Priya Joi A mother and her newborn waiting to get his pentavalent, polio and pneumococcal shots in Northern Senegal. Credit: Gavi/2018/Simon Davis Whooping cough or pertussis…
After nearly two decades of inaction, Uganda has made some small strides in improving the health of newborns. Uganda is not on track to meet the national and SDG2030 targets for Newborn health, notwithstanding this. During a High Level Table Discussion on New Born Care conducted in Kampala by the Ministry of Health, the MRC/Uganda…
Pakwach district health department has embarked on an exercise against bilharzia, a major neglected tropical disease in the area. Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is an infection caused by a parasitic worm that lives in fresh water in subtropical and tropical regions. The three-day exercise is expected to end on Monday next week and mainly…
Eight billion people are at risk because of the leaders’ lack of preparation for pandemic threats, according to the former Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. H5N1 avian influenza is causing a surge in mammal populations and new human infections, while mpox is killing children. Of those DRC deaths from mpox,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries. The alert addresses 3 falsified batches of product of semaglutide class of medicines (of specific brand Ozempic), which have been detected in Brazil in October 2023,…
By Malik Jjingo In efforts to end the spread of HIV by 2030, researchers have called upon the government to support the increased uptake of new innovations that have been proved to be effective in protecting people against contracting the HIV virus. Preventive measures such us PrEP medicine (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP),…
AVAC welcomes the groundbreaking results of the PURPOSE 1 HIV prevention study among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda. Preliminary safety and efficacy results were reported today by Gilead Sciences, the developer of the lenacapavir, one of the HIV prevention drugs that was being studied in the trial. An independent data…