Lillian Kihumuro has described her journey of living with HIV for the last 25-years as long, tough and hard. She was born positive and knew about her status at the age of three years. “I was sick frequently, prompting my uncle who had adopted me to seek medical check-ups,” she revealed. The revelation about her…
The United States Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown has handed over a modernised operation theatre to the people of Pader. It was refurbished using funds from the US people. Amb. Natalie also has rallied the masses in Pader District to get vaccinated against Covid-19. She was responding to concerns from leaders who informed her that…
Researchers are recording increased cases of pre-eclampsia after childbirth among women who had no prior history of high blood pressure. Women in Mbale are at a higher risk of getting affected with pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is responsible for ~25% of deaths during childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa according to research. Pre-eclampsia refers to a condition during pregnancy…
By Kaana Bright Rukia Sengooba a nurse and the head of vaccinators at Bweyogerere health center III has been at this job since July 2021 but has not received the promised facilitation from the Ministry of health as promised. ‘’I have never received any money for Covid-19 since I started working here not even for…
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…
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,…