Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Ugandans in urban centres head to the countryside for the festive season, the Health Ministry has warned of increased cases of Ebola in neighboring DRC and urged caution. At least 55 new Ebola cases have been reported in DRC since December 1, 2019, …

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Pallisa General Hospital in Pallisa District is searching for Ugshs232 million to rehabilitate the pediatric ward.    The ward is dilapidated with a licking roof, broken ceiling boards and sinks, nonfunctional toilets coupled with limited space.   The ward which admits over 90 children per month …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Health is still carrying out investigations on reactions following the recent Measles/Rubella immunization campaign. Dr Immaculate Ampaire, the deputy manager of the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization says that investigations are to determine whether the recipients of the vaccine are likely …

As we get older, too few pounds can be just as harmful as too many | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about 43 percent of women and 38 percent of men 60 and older are obese. However, some evidence suggests that in older people, …

Strange link shows up in yet another study | THE INDEPENDENT | A study in Korea has once again found that brushing your teeth is linked to a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (a type of arrhythmia) and heart failure. The study was published in` European Journal of Preventive Cardiology’. …

Washington, United States | AFP | E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also found vaping was less harmful than smoking. The results of the research, published in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Health experts have ruled out a direct link between the weather and pneumonia. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network on Friday, Dr. Sabrina Kitaka a consultant paediatrician at Mulago hospital said the disease which is more common among children but can also affect …

✅ Overall winner – IMC Kireka ✅ Innovation Award – IHK ✅ Reward your owner -IMC Mukono ✅ Team of Year – Kololo ✅ Best facility – Entebbe road ✅ Choice Award – Park Royal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International Medical Centre (IMC) on Saturday inaugurated its first …

Washington, United States | AFP | More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US authorities said Thursday, the result of global vaccination rates that have stagnated for almost a decade. Poorer countries were hardest hit, with the vast majority of measles cases …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Countries with high malaria prevalence have been advised to develop and implement national plans for insecticide-resistance monitoring and management in order to curb the growing threat of insecticide resistance in malaria control. This is according to the annual World Malaria Report published this morning by …