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By Ronald Musoke Wakisa Ministries gives unwanted teenage mothers a home Behind the high walls of a spacious house at Bakuli, a suburb about 5km west of Kampala city centre is Wakisa Ministries— Uganda’s only teenage pregnancy crisis centre. The 27 girls we found here when we visited should normally …

By Flavia Nassaka Research done by Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) and the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) Uganda has revealed that surveillance of antibiotics is not routinely performed in Uganda as information on antibiotic resistance remains limited. The report says resistance has not been investigated consistently to the …

By Flavia Nassaka There is a huge disparity in diagnosis and treatment due to high costs involved Cancer may become the next health crisis if Ugandans do not change their lifestyles, according to Dr. Gerald Mutungi, the Programme Manager Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health. Mutungi …

By Peace Kikoni Sept.15 is World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. It is aimed at helping us better understand our lymphatic systems and know the signs and symptoms of the disease so it may be detected early, and therefore …

By Yaskin Kakande Nanteza’s fate is not the exception. There are many cases, mostly of domestic workers, who have returned to their countries if not deceased then mutilated and heavily bruised In the remote Ugandan village of Mawogolla, Masaka, a 10 year-old girl, collapses in grief as the coffin of …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts blame self-prescription, partial treatment In July when Northern Uganda was hit by unusual malaria, thousands were hospitalized and some died. The malaria was severe and caused convulsions even in adults. The malaria parasites were able to survive and multiply despite the administration and absorption of drugs …

By Flavia Nassaka Tests you should think twice before taking Periodic medical checkup has become common and most doctors you visit recommend doing the so-called wellness tests. Basically, this check up involves visiting a doctor even when you have no symptoms of any disease.- Dr. Simon Peter Eyoku, a senior …

By Agencies One stop health care model transforms treatment Providing HIV care at local health clinics in South Africa has led to a massive increase in the number of people there receiving vital HIV treatment, according to research. Indeed, the number of patients receiving HIV therapy in these clinics soared …

By Flavia Nassaka Public health facilities are wretched and private care, insurance, are unaffordable Edward Mubiru sits in the waiting area at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) located in Namuwongo, a suburb of Kampala. He continuously scrolls through his smart phone while his 50-year old mother is inside being reviewed by …

By Flavia Nassaka Those who hold poop risk tougher complications Fecal matter (Poop) is one of those bodily substances which few of us like to discuss in polite company. Like other secretions, it is something that most of us deal with in private. Yet, Dr. Ismail Tamale, a nutritionist says …