Uganda President orders $835,000 funding for Ivermectin clinical trials

Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release Shillings 3.024 billion to facilitate research on the use of Ivermectin prophylaxis in the treatment of COVID-19 infection. Ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like…

Uganda Human Rights Commission blames media for exaggerated portrayal of torture

Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) officials have alleged failure to take action amidst the increasing cases of torture and human rights violations by security operatives. The Human Rights Committee of parliament blamed UHRC officials who were led by the Chairperson, Mariam Wangandya for presenting a report they said was shallow and non-convincing. The committee was inquiring into…

Know a Ugandan child in need of free heart surgery? Contact Rotary

Rotary International is in search of 100 children from Uganda with heart defects to benefit from fully sponsored surgery in India. Dubbed the ‘100 Heart Repaired’, the campaign targets children aged 0-14 years with heart defects that need surgical interventions and will cost the Indian Association in Uganda at least 2.4 billion Shillings. Children who qualify will…

People with disabilities skip adherence to anti-HIV drugs in Acholi sub-region

Health rights activists are worried about the low adherence to the Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) treatment among women with disabilities in the Acholi Sub Region.   Statistics from the Gulu Women with Disabilities Union-GUWODU, a health and rights group for women living with disabilities operating in Acholi Sub Region supporting persons with disabilities indicate that dozens…