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ANALYSIS | A new breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern and west Africa. Medical scientist Wenlong Carl Chen explains why the findings are significant and the promise …

Uganda’s rising loss ratio signals urgent need for a shift to preventive care to strengthen medical insurance business Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s medical insurance sector has experienced significant growth over the past decade, with gross written premiums increasing from Shs 33.6 billion in 2013 to Shs 196.1 billion …

The Ervebo vaccine uses a modified virus to produce antibodies against Ebola ANALYSIS | YAP BOUM | The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. It was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus had first been discovered in the Democratic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda readies to add the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization schedule, with the first inoculations scheduled for April 2025, the Ministry of Health has clarified that not all children will be getting free jabs. Speaking during a media orientation meeting, Elizabeth Kaijuka a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Christians all over the world prepare  to celebrate Christmas tomorrow, scientists have urged them to be cautious with their amount of food intake, warning them also against the danger of food poisoning and toxicity. Dr Precious Tukamushaba, a nutritionist, told URN that people …

NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | The world’s first baby conceived using a technology that matures eggs outside the body has been born in Peru, the US company Gameto, the technology’s developer, said. “We are thrilled to announce a medical milestone-the world’s first live birth using our product, …

KINSHASA, DR Congo | Xinhua | A deadly, unidentified disease spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may be linked to influenza, according to government officials. Patrick Muyaya, spokesperson for the DRC government, confirmed late Friday that influenza had been formally identified as the cause. He was speaking after …

KIGALI | Xinhua | Rwanda on Friday announced the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak, initially declared on Sept. 27. The announcement, by Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana at a press conference in the capital, Kigali, follows 42 consecutive days with no new cases after the discharge of the …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As authorities intensify efforts to combat malnutrition, particularly among children under five, witchcraft misconceptions and other social factors continue to undermine progress in districts like Isingiro in western Uganda. Despite significant public health campaigns, many families in the area are still attributing childhood malnutrition …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRCIA AKANKWATSA | While malaria remains a major public health challenge, its impact extends far beyond the immediate illness and death it causes. One of its less recognised but critical consequences is the severe strain it places on blood supplies, particularly in malaria-endemic countries like Uganda. In Uganda, …