The Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization and developer of sexual and reproductive health pharmaceuticals, and the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), a nonprofit organization that develops HIV prevention technologies for women, have signed an agreement for the Population Council to acquire IPM’s dapivirine vaginal ring pipeline and other assets. IPM and the Council…
A row has erupted over an ambulance from the people of Izimusano City in Japan to the the people in Gulu City, Uganda. The people of Gulu do not want an ambulance donated by Izimusano City to be branded with their member of parliament pictures when she did not buy it for them. Gulu City Council authorities…
Surgeons are now offering clients an option of having endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery, which are relatively new in Uganda but have been in existence for decades in other countries. The first laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a human patient was done in 1987 by the French physician Mouret. This was after 1986, following the development of a…
Health activists have renewed the call to expedite the implementation of sexuality education which is key to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The appeal comes months after the high court in Kampala in November last year directed the ministry of education and sports to quickly develop and implement a comprehensive sexuality education policy for learners. According…
Positive Youths in Action (POYA) an advocacy group made up of young people in Masaka are rallying the masses through their creative works to create HIV/AIDS awareness. The youths that are inspiring their colleagues and the general population in fighting stigma amongst people living with HIV/AIDS are thankful to Uganda Cares for bringing them together…
Health activists have raised concern over the high prices of drugs and materials used in testing and treat treatment of HIV/AIDS in the country. With high inflation and rising costs of all commodities, antiretroviral drugs have not been spared. Uganda Care officials say the cost of treatment for one patient has doubled yet funding is…
The Executive Director of the Uganda Heart Institute, Dr John Omangino has defended a UGX 264 billion Shillings loan request for establishing a Centre of Cardiac Excellence. Dr. Omagino on Wednesday appeared before Parliament’s Health Committee which is considering the loan request for the infrastructure development project. The Heart Institute was allocated 10 acres of…
Amidst food insecurity and hunger, the Italian Ambassador to Uganda, Massimiliano Mazzanti says Ugandans should maintain their taste buds to eating locally grown food. This will in effect grow the economy. Mazzanti says Ugandans, especially the younger population are increasingly going for exotic consumer products, yet similar ones are made in the country. This is…
Activists opposed to the Reproductive Health Bill that among other things legalises abortion want it withdrawn from regional East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). The bill that was tabled before EALA has clauses that legalise abortion, tackle Gender-Based Violence, agree to commercialise surrogacy, and for students to have comprehensive Sexuality Education. An online petition against the bill circulating…
Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is in collaboratory network with other researchers to find a cure for HIV. An HIV cure includes both remission and eradication. Remission is the durable control of virus in the absence of any ongoing antiretroviral therapy (ART). Eradication is the complete removal of intact and rebound-competent virus. Under the HOPE Collaboratory Network, MUWRP…
