Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers in the health sector have expressed concern that several healthcare providers and doctors lack awareness about the Uganda Health Information and Digital Strategic Plan. In May, the health ministry launched the new Uganda Health Information and Digital Health Strategic Plan 2020-2025 aimed at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, has expressed her disapproval of the promotion and distribution of reusable sanitary pads to schoolgirls in the country. In her statement, she recognized the urgent necessity for girls to have access to menstrual hygiene …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Thursday about the bleak reality of Sudanese people struggling to get critical medical help amid the country’s deadly conflict. The conflict, which started nearly six months ago between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Canadian-Ugandan rapper Lanie Banks has partnered with The Uganda Network Of AIDS Service Organisations (UNASO) to help raise awarness countrywide about HIV and tuberculosis (TB). UNASO recently held the second “Yes, We Can End TB” training in eastern Uganda that attracted music and arts celebrities from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Ireland, in partnership with the Doctors With Africa (CUAMM), has donated two ambulances to the Nabituluk and Abim districts in the Karamoja Sub-region. This donation aims to improve healthcare management by providing transportation for patients in hard-to-reach areas. The Nabilatuk District Health …
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Kabale , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale District Health Officer, Dr. Gilbert Arinaitwe Mateeka, has revealed that over 1300 cases of teenage pregnancies are recorded in the district every year. He made this report during a stakeholder dialogue organized by the Local Sustainable Communities Organization (LOSCO) at White …
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HEALTH NEWS | AGENCIES | The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa have announced the winners of the second edition of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award. Teniola Adedeji (Nigeria) and Dr. Moses Ochora (Uganda) have been announced as first prize winners and Nura …
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Poor maternal health and malnutrition underpin the high numbers London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early (before 37 full weeks of pregnancy) in 2020 which is around 1 in 10 of all live births – according to a detailed study published in the Lancet …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organizations, government representatives, and the private sector convened at a high-level policy symposium in Kampala on September 27-28 to address the critical issue of pharmaceutical production and access in Africa. The symposium aimed to explore ways to increase local production, reduce dependence on …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Jane Aceng, the Minister of Health, has halted the distribution of assistive health devices to health facilities in Lira City and the district. The 3,707 devices are a donation from ReLAB-HS, under a comprehensive five-year program that is responding to the escalating need for …
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