Francis Okello Oloya is a visually impaired person, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Psychology from Makerere University and loves dogs. During the rebel Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda he lost his vision. Olya is now using dogs to treat war trauma among returnees, survivors, and ex-servicemen. Through the Comfort Dog Project under…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has acknowledged the progress achieved in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease but extended the lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts by 21 days. The lockdown restricts movements in and out, as a measure to prevent the spread of the disease. Museveni said that the government has been…
By Esther Nakkazi Each year parliament allocates 3billion Uganda shillings or USD $ 800,000 to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Uganda urgently needs an NHIS. It should be universal, fair, with only one pool, said Fredrick Makaire, the Executive Director, Save for Health an NGO that coordinates community health insurance schemes across the country.…
Description of the situation Since the outbreak declaration on 20 September, a total of 141 confirmed cases and 55 confirmed deaths (CFR 39%) from Ebola disease caused by the Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) have been reported by the Uganda Ministry of Health as of 21 November. In addition, 22 probable cases (all are deaths) have been reported since…
Vital data is missing from data collected at birth and death in Uganda. Births are also being registered much later than the recommended time set by the United Nations. In accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNICEF seeks to fulfil the promise of universal birth registration, and a legal identity for every child, by…
It has become clear that the AIDS Trust Fund may never become implemented inspire of government assures that they are working on it. HIV/AIDS activists in the Kigezi sub-region are questioning why the government has failed to expedite its implementation. Parliament enacted the HIV Prevention and Control Act in 2014. The law was operationalized in…
Frontline health workers treating Ebola patients in Mubende are unhappy and want to lay down their tools because of lack of payment. Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked the health workers to be a little more patient and not threaten them with striking but did not give the exact dates of when the money…
A study has demonstrated that prednisolone does not improve a sense of smell after COVID-19. During the corona pandemic, more and more people noticed that they could not smell or taste after having been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The authors recommend not to prescribe prednisolone for patients with persistent smell and/or taste disorders after…
According to the Ministry of Health, Uganda records 3,500 new cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) every three months. Sadly many health workers are unable to diagnose Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease which are, a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems. Speaking at a meeting organized by the Makerere University Lung…
Proteins are at the forefront of therapeutic targets to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The proteins that are on the surface of the virus and/or are involved in its replication are the preferred therapeutic targets, like the Spike protein are targeted by vaccines. The Spike protein is the best known, which is located on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 and gives it…