Health

Kampala, Uganda | URN  | For 150,000 shillings, Joel Obore promises more than just a quick fix; he promises a “permanent” transformation. Obore, a dealer of the Asia-imported AlphaMax M+ Coffee, uses aggressive marketing tactics that leave potential clients feeling they have no choice but to buy. Instead of a …

Kawempe, Uganda | PARLIAMENT | Maternal deaths annually recorded at Kawempe National Referral Hospital have been slashed over the past three years from 200 to 60, Members of Parliament have been told. The revelation was made by the hospital’s executive director, Dr Emmanuel Byaruhanga, while appearing before the Public Accounts …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Results of a new study released on Tuesday indicate that health workers in maternity wards are not consistently practicing proper hand hygiene, putting mothers at risk of maternal infections, technically known as ‘sepsis’. Sepsis remains among the top three causes of maternal deaths in Uganda. In a …

  Millions in low- and middle-income countries could miss out on lifesaving drugs   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Antibiotic production from big pharmaceutical companies has slowed significantly in the last five years, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly exposed to hard-to-treat infections, according to new analysis. The …

    Currently, drug-resistant infections are responsible for over one million direct deaths per year, with AMR contributing indirectly to more than four million additional fatalities annually NEWS ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to expose deep structural weaknesses in global pharmaceutical markets, with …

  Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nationwide drive to raise $4 million to complete the building of the first Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) facility in Uganda has got the backing of the Katikiro of Buganda. The Katikiro of Buganda Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga today hailed the Joint Clinic Research …

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is pushing Africa closer to eliminating one of its most persistent tropical diseases. After decades of complex and often dangerous therapies, a three-tablet, one-day cure could allow health workers to diagnose and treat patients in a single visit. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital held a prayer event  where health workers were urged to cast their burdens before the Lord in face of work related anxieties which are pushing some into mental distress. At the event held on Tuesday recognise the work of female health workers …

INTERVIEW | JOHN MUSENZE | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become one of the world’s most lethal but least prioritised health crises. Each year, more than 3.5 million people die from COPD, a group of lung conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that restrict the airways, causing breathing difficulties. The figure …

If the strategy succeeds, the small nation on the west coast of Central Africa,  could become a test case for malaria elimination NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | In the humid equatorial belt of Central Africa; where dense forests, heavy rains and winding rivers create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, malaria …