Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Researchers at Makerere University have embarked on a study to establish how advertising of fizzy drinks and snacks targeting children, can be regulated to safeguard children against the likely danger in these processed foods.  Dr Gloria Seruwagi, a Makerere University Behavioural Scientist who is the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The COVID-19 risk and communication committee is seeking 186 Million Shillings funding to intensify public sensitization campaigns against the epidemic in the wake of the infections surge. A survey conducted by the committee reveals that only 15 per cent of Gulu’s 500,000 population put on …

Stress causes immune cells to stop moving, preventing them from protecting against diseases Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Australian researchers have discovered that signals produced by nerves in response to stress can stop immune cells from fighting pathogens or tumours. The study led by Professor of University of Melbourne and Laboratory Head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda National Union of Teachers-UNATU is opposed to the directive from the Education and Sports Ministry compelling all teachers to take the COVID-19 jab.  Filbert Baguma, the UNATU General Secretary, says that although the idea of vaccinating all teachers is good for their own safety, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has detected the Indian COVID-19 variant in Kampala. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the variant also referred to as -B.1.617 was detected from travelers returning from Indian. The variant was picked up after the travelers went …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has sought the help of cultural institutions to popularize the COVID-19 vaccine among their respective subjects. In its first engagement, officials from the health ministry appealed to cultural leaders from the Buganda kingdom to ‘pass on the message’ that the vaccine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has detected the Indian COVID-19 variant in Kampala. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the variant also referred to as -B.1.617 was detected from travelers returning from Indian. The variant was picked up after the travelers …

Beijing, China |  XINHUA |  Over the past week, India has been reporting more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases each day, while medical oxygen is running out and patients are still waiting for treatment in overloaded hospitals. The international community has pledged assistance for India, with many countries agreeing to …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The construction of an Outpatients Department at Katabi Health Centre III in Entebbe municipality has resumed.  Entebbe Municipal contracted Skylight General Services Ltd to construct the OPD at 200 Million Shillings.      Construction of the OPD was halted last month after the municipal council …

WHO to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025 | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of World Malaria Day, marked annually on April 25, the World health Organisation (WHO) launched new initiative on April 23 aiming to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more countries by 2025. Of …