Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has closed 86 drug shops and pharmacies in the Greater Luwero districts. Early this week, NDA and Police embarked on a compliance enforcement operation targeting drug outlets in the districts of Luwero, Nakaseke, and Nakasongola. On Friday, William James Tamale, the …
Read More »WHO convenes world’s first summit on traditional medicine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization-WHO is convening the world’s first meeting to explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges and driving progress in global health and sustainable development. Speaking about the summit that is scheduled for August 17th to …
Read More »Buganda Kingdom starts construction of hospital in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has commissioned the construction of a private Health Centre in Buddu County to improve health services. The construction is being undertaken next to the former headquarters of Mukungwe sub-county in Masaka city, where the Kingdom will operate the facility at the level of …
Read More »Lack of neurologist cripples services at Kabale Hospital
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of a neurologist is crippling the services at Kabale regional referral hospital. A neurologist is a medical doctor who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system. The hospital received a CT scan machine from the Ministry of Health …
Read More »Technology is changing sleep
Many chase the dream of optimised slumber to fit around our social lives Kampala, Uganda | CATHERINE COVENEY & ERIC L HSU | From sleep trackers to wakefulness drugs, the 21st century has seen an influx of new technology that could radically alter the way we sleep. Many of these new technologies …
Read More »More women living with HIV in Ugandan prisons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The majority of prisoners in Uganda’s prisons are not adhering to HIV/AIDS prevention messages, the Uganda Prison Service has said. Uganda Prison Service, Spokesman, Frank Baine said most of the prisoners are either illiterate or semi-illiterate and therefore are not easily convinced about the …
Read More »Uganda Police to get subsidized treatment for police officers in India
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola, has reached an agreement with Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi, India to provide subsidized specialized medical care to police officers. The two parties will sign a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU this week, according to police spokesperson, Fred Enanga. He explains …
Read More »Lacor Hospital registers surge in liver complications
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City is witnessing a surge in medical admissions due to liver complications. Medical workers at the hospital’s medical unit are observing a notable increase in cases of liver diseases, commonly referred to as cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis …
Read More »BioNTech records loss of 190 mln euros in Q2 as covid vaccine demand wanes
Berlin, German | Xinhua | German developer and manufacturer of active immunotherapies BioNTech on Monday posted a loss of 190 million euros (209 million U.S. dollars) in the second quarter of 2023 as demand for its COVID-19 vaccine waned. In the same period last year, the company made a profit …
Read More »Study finds why some Africans have lower levels of HIV virus
Between 4% and 13 % of Africans are thought to carry this particular gene Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Some HIV+ people of African ancestry have been found to naturally have lower viral loads of HIV, according to the latest research published on Aug.02 in the journal, Nature. The paper: …
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