Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Marie Stopes Uganda, on February 14th , launched its new FLAME condom brand, aiming to ignite open conversations about sexual pleasure and address the critical issue of public trust in condom quality. This launch comes shortly after World Condom Day, where the Ministry of …
Read More »Why girls are more likely to quit school in Term-3 holidays
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study around girl children and the school holidays has revealed that the third-term holidays pose extended vulnerabilities to girls than other parts of the year. This, also being the end of the year and beginning of a new one, comes with several challenges …
Read More »Mpox samples stuck in districts due to Trump’s funding freeze
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that experts are struggling to transport Mpox samples from districts to testing laboratories in Kampala. This challenge poses a risk of exacerbating the already high and increasing rates of transmission of the viral disease. …
Read More »Ugandans fear AIDS will spread as Health Clinics close
As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here …
Read More »IGAD allocates shs14.4 billion for Ebola, Mpox
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has provided 14.4 billion Shillings to the Ministry of Health to combat public health emergencies, specifically Mpox and Ebola outbreaks. The funding, announced on Thursday, is part of IGAD’s Regional Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PREPARE) Project. This initiative …
Read More »Five dead in suspected poisoning by witchdoctor in Lamwo
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Lamwo District have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of five people after they reportedly ate unknown seeds given by a witch doctor. The deceased persons reportedly died separately from Ogili trading center in Palabek Ogili Sub-county between Wednesday and …
Read More »Parents’ eating behavior influences how their children respond to food
Young children often display similar eating behavior as their parents, with a parent’s own eating style influencing how they feed their children ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Young children often display similar eating behaviour as their parents, with a parent’s own eating style influencing how they feed their children, research at Aston …
Read More »Uganda conducts first ever Ebola Sudan vaccine trial
It is also the first clinical trial of the vaccine during an outbreak Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Feb.03 launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species …
Read More »MoH addresses condom quality concerns as stocks remain unused
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost half of the two hundred and thirty million condoms procured for free access by Ugandans go unused annually and yet the country is recording a high and growing number of people contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections. Dr Mutumba Robert who heads the AIDS Control Programme …
Read More »WHO gives Uganda additional $2m to tackle Ebola
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | The World Health Organization ( WHO) is sending an additional $2 million to help Uganda tackle the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease outbreak that was confirmed on January 30. “To further support Uganda‘s response to the Ebola outbreak, I am releasing an additional $2 …
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