Pakwach district has embarked on a health awareness campaign aimed at the reduction and prevention of teenage pregnancies among its communities. Pakwach district registered 7,760 cases of teenage pregnancies in one year, between May 2021 and May this year. This will be done through an initiative that conducts health camps and outreaches in schools and…
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared a resurgence of Ebola, following confirmation of one case in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. A 46-year-old woman died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu. She received care at the Beni Referral Hospital, initially for other ailments,…
Following a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal antibody treatments: mAb114 (Ansuvimab; Ebanga) and REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb). WHO calls on the global community to increase access to these lifesaving medicines. …
By Shiprah Kwagala In an effort to improve vaccine uptake, the Uganda government has asked religious and cultural institutions to collaborate with it to mobilise citizens during the upcoming mass vaccination drive against Covid-19 this month. The same strategy of collaboration between UNAIDS and the Buganda kingdom attained maximum…
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency on July 23, 2022. We understand that many patients may have questions. We want to provide you with information about monkeypox. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection. It causes a skin rash that can look like pimples or blisters. It may…
By Shiprah Kwagala Leaders for People With Disabilities-PWDS have asked the Covid-19 task forces for inclusion in mass vaccination campaigns. After over a year since the government embarked on championing a drive for vaccination against Covid-19, leaders of people with disabilities are worried that a number of their colleagues remain unvaccinated because of different challenges linked…
A Uganda based non-profit has filed a constitutional petition challenging the government’s inaction on regulating work places and breastfeeding. Their petition highlights gaps in the legal regime affecting the ability of mothers to breastfeed their babies for the recommended six months of exclusive breast milk. David Kabanda, the Executive Director Center for Food and Adequate…
A USD$7.4 million Vaccination Action Network (VAN) has been launched by the Rockefeller Foundation for sub Saharan Africa. VAN will be locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their efforts to strengthen health systems while scaling up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies. The network is already connecting ministry of…
By Shiprah Kwagala A day after legislators rejected a government proposal for mandatory vaccination of adults, local people have expressed a sigh of relief. This comes at a time when the government has been leading a drive for vaccination against Covid-19 for over a year and Parliament had attempted to pass legislation that required mandatory…
In the latest audit report released by the Auditor General John Muwanga for the financial year 2020/2021, show that UGX 511.42 million Shillings was wrongly deducted from salaries and savings of employees in five regional referral hospitals who are mostly health workers. Investigators into this matter suspect that senior hospital administrators connive with financial institutions to…