Health

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several households in Kitgum District have missed out on the distribution of the Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated nets from the Health Ministry in the ongoing campaign.  This came as the numbers of people meant to benefit from the Mosquito nets surpassed the number of mosquito nets …

Ibuje, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Alworoceng HCII in Ibuje sub-county in Apac District is overwhelmed by a huge number of patients following the closure of two health facilities in the sub county. St Anne’s Hospital, a private health facility found in Amii parish and Aganga HC III located at the …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Teenagers Living with HIV/AIDS in Luwero district are still lagging behind in suppressing their viral load compared to adults, a health official has revealed. In 2014, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS announced an ambitious strategy of 95-95-95 with the aim of ending the AIDS …

Adjumani, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Language barrier is affecting the government responses on COVID 19 in the refugee settlements in West Nile Region, URN has learnt. James Deng Ateny, the Secretary General for the Refugee Council in West Nile told URN in an interview early this week that all COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is proposing that the multi-lateral lenders extend the Debt Service Suspension Initiative to the end of 2021 because most of the countries burdened will not recover by early next year. COVID-19 has dealt a major blow to the world’s poorest …

Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Researchers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia (SA) have found that testosterone can prevent diabetes in men. The study, published on Wednesday, was the largest investigation of testosterone treatment ever undertaken. After two years of treatment, it found that 21 percent of 413 men …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of cancer related deaths is expected to rise because doctors are delaying treatment for cancer patients who test positive for COVID-19, according to the Uganda Cancer Institute(UCI). According to doctors at UCI, they are pausing cancer treatment for patients as they first treat …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association-UMA is blaming the high number of COVID-19 infections among health workers to the low quality of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE distributed by the government to health facilities and high fatigue levels. Over 1500 health workers had tested positive for COVID-19 and 14 others …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has shown that 43% of health workers in facilities offering contraceptives are not qualified. Consequently, most women don’t even get to know why a method is picked for them, nor what disadvantages may arise from using it. The study was conducted between …

Uganda lags behind Kenya as experts advise East African countries to prioritise their essential medicines for drug registration | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments should ensure that the regulatory agencies responsible for registering medicines prioritise and restrict the registration of medicines to only those that are on the lists of essential …