Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Healthcare managers have been urged to invest more in woman-centred programs that offer a full range of contraceptive choices concurrently with HIV prevention strategies. The call was made by Dr Brenda Mirembe Gatti, an HIV Researcher based at the Makerere University John Hopkins University …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has used the budget reading day to speak candidly about the recent Ebola outbreak reports in the country. Speaking at the 2019/2020 financial year budget reading at the Kampala Serena Hotel yesterday, President Museveni appealed to citizens to avoid shaking …
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Bwera, Uganda | AFP | A grandmother in Uganda has died from Ebola, health officials said Thursday, the second fatality in the country since a major outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo crossed the border. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng announced Wednesday that Uganda had recorded three cases of Ebola …
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It’s higher in people living with HIV | THE INDEPENDENT | Effective antiretroviral therapy has changed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic, manageable condition. However, it now associated with higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, sudden cardiac deaths, and other diseases …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Kasese. “The confirmed case is a 5-year-old Congolese child who traveled from the DRC with his family on 9th June 2019. The child and …
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Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared an epidemic of measles which may have killed 1,500 people, according to statistical analysis. “We have been seeing an increase in the number of suspected cases of measles since the start of the year, …
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High-intensity exercise may restore heart function | THE INDEPENDENT | Type 2 diabetes can sometimes result in a loss of heart function. However, the results of a new study suggest this function may be recovered through high-intensity exercise. Around 500,000 people in Uganda or about 1.4% of the population have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco contain nicotine, a heavily addictive substance that exposes people to the extremely harmful effects of tobacco dependency. Medical experts say that nicotine causes the release of dopamine, a chemical that affects emotions, movements, sensations of pleasure …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI is to start a new trial aimed at reducing the dosage of the yellow fever vaccine. During the trial, a fifth of the yellow fever dosage 0.1 millilitres will be given to participants. The global recommended dose of yellow …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diseases of the upper respiratory system are on the rise in boarding schools possibly due to congestion in dormitories, according to medics. Most common among them is Tuberculosis and Rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease that develops as a complication of inadequately treated strep …
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