Kyaggwe county leaders are concerned about the increasing number of pregnancies and deliveries involving school-age going children due to the prolonged school closure. At least 127 out of the 1000 girls under the Kyaggwe county (Ssaza) bursary scheme have conceived in the lockdown. Some of the children have given birth to healthy babies while others…
Amuru district is struggling to diagnose and treat patients with Tuberculosis disease (TB) due to the lack of an x-ray machine. Amuru was carved out of Gulu district in 2006 but to date, its major Health Centre IV in Attiak has been operating without an x-ray which is essential for testing TB disease. The x-ray…
At least more than 4000 schoolgirls and women in Kyotera district are set to benefit from a reusable menstrual pads project. The project spearheaded by district authorities and other stakeholders is meant to address the scarcity of sanitary pads and keep girls in school during the menstrual cycle. This comes amidst the staling of the government’s…
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda wanes, the Uganda Prison Services have turned the Kampala Remand facility into the High Dependency Unit (HDU) Center for inmates in preparation for the anticipated third wave of the dreaded disease in the country. Recently, Scientists in the Country warned of a third wave saying…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a meningitis outbreak in the North-Eastern Tshopo Province where 261 suspected cases and 129 deaths—a high case fatality ratio of 50%—have been reported. Confirmatory tests carried out by the Institute Pasteur in Paris detected Neisseria meningitidis – one of the most frequent types of bacterial meningitis with the…
The Ministry of Health has cautioned Ugandans on mixing COVID-19 vaccines in an attempt to get fully vaccinated. The call comes following the arrival of 647,080 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at a time when many Ugandans who received the first jab are waiting to receive their second jab. Preliminary records from the health ministry…
A fortnight after police’s director for operations Assistant Inspector General of Police- AIGP Edward Ochom, issued warning to police commanders and their juniors using enforcement of Covid19 orders to extort money from civilians, six police officers have been arrested over the same vice. AIGP Ochom sent out an internal communication expressing concern over increasing cases of civilians accusing police…
Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of COVID—19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received six letters from students since Friday calling for the reversal…
Hundreds of teachers convened at vaccination centres in Lira as the exercise kicked off on Monday. The vaccination exercise which was supposed to start last week was delayed to enable the authorities to mobilize for the exercise. Two schools which include Lira Primary School and Ayago Primary School will be used as vaccination centres. The…
Doctors treating cancer patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) have expressed concern over the high number of patients using herbal medicine concurrently with their prescribed conventional medicine or chemotherapy. The doctors who were sharing experiences in how to efficiently handle the different kinds of patients noted that many…