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Mpox: 52 contacts of Arua first case traced

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City health department is using bodaboda cyclists to help intensify the sensitization on Mpox disease in the area. This follows the tracing of 52 individuals who came in contact with a person who tested positive for Mpox. Arua City received an alert about …

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STUNTED: Little progress toward nutrition targets for children in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s efforts to improve nutrition and meet health targets for children and adults remain stunted, as the country grapples with persistent malnutrition and dietary challenges. Gertrude Namayanja, Principal Policy Analyst Office of the Prime Minister, highlights that despite the ambitious Uganda National Action Plan …

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Murder of U.S. health insurance executive sparks mixed reactions

NEW YORK | Xinhua | The killing of an executive with the top-ranking U.S. health insurance company UnitedHealth Group in Manhattan has drawn both condolences from industry insiders and an outpouring of public anger against private health insurers on social media. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday arrested Luigi Mangione, …

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Nigeria rolls out malaria vaccine

The vaccine being introduced is being given to children between five and 15 months old Nigeria | AGENCIES | Nigeria, which has more malaria deaths than any other country in the world, has begun rolling out a vaccine against the disease for the first time. The West African nation accounts for …

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Police focus on Pakwach health centres after two babies stolen

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pakwach district have rescued two stolen babies from two different health facilities, raising serious security concerns among law enforcement agencies and community leaders. The concerns followed the second disappearance of a three-day-old baby girl, Sofia Nyamungu, from Pakwach Health Center IV under …

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DR Congo’s disease X

How worried should we be about it? DRC | AGENCIES | They’re calling it Disease X. It’s a mysterious illness circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Current figures by Dec.06: almost 400 cases and 79 deaths. International health authorities are monitoring. It all started on October …

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Butabika admits 10,300 patients, majority teens

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Butabika Mental Psychiatric Hospital has expressed concern about the increase in the number of people living with mental illness. According to Dr Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director at Butabika Mental Hospital, the most affected patients are now children and youth below the …

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