The Corolla has been redesigned from the ground up, and here’s why it will change Toyota forever Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | The world’s top-selling car has come in for a radical overhaul for its latest generation. Here are just some of the reasons you should pay attention. 9: Design …
Read More »Nigeria says will prevent Ebola spread from DR Congo
Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it was acting to prevent the spread of Ebola from Democratic Republic of Congo where an outbreak of the disease has killed 17 people. The federal government had put in place an emergency programme to monitor all border activity …
Read More »Ebola: Profile of a much-feared killer
Paris, France | AFP | A factfile on the deadly Ebola virus, a new outbreak of which has killed 17 people in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the DRC government and World Health Organization (WHO). – What it is – Ebola — formally known as Ebola virus disease, or …
Read More »Nigeria’s Buhari flies to UK to see doctor
Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | President Muhammadu Buhari flew out of Nigeria on Tuesday, a source at the capital’s airport said, less than a day after Buhari announced he was heading to Britain for medical reasons. “I will be travelling to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to see my doctor, at …
Read More »COMMENT: Magic of Cuban doctors
Why bringing them in a hostile environment may not solve the problems of a malfunctioning healthcare system COMMENT | CISSY KAGABA | The recent rather interesting proposal by the government to hire Cuban doctors who would earn Shs5.4 million a month has attracted divergent views. There has not been sufficient stakeholder …
Read More »Biggest ever cholera vaccine drive underway in Africa: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The biggest cholera vaccine drive in history is under way in Africa aimed at reining in a spate of outbreaks across the continent, the UN and charity alliance Gavi said Monday. More than two million people will receive the oral cholera vaccine as part of …
Read More »Cholera hits Kampala and Mpigi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cholera outbreak has hit Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The Ministry of Health has so far confirmed seven cases that are currently undergoing treatment at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital (CUFH), Naguru. Three of these cases are from one family residing in Mpigi District while the …
Read More »Five surprising things making you fat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People might think battling unwanted fat is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that can affect your weight, as unearthed by ‘The Truth About Obesity’. 1. Gut microbes Prof Tim Spector believes a lot of human …
Read More »Cuban doctor controversy
Does medical union, NOTU, understand what they are fighting? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | June 23 might mark a turning point in Uganda medical service sector. The National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) gave the government up to that day to ensure it has raised the minimum pay of …
Read More »Do you know phobophobia?
The fear can be so intense that sufferers go to extreme lengths to avoid what they are frightened of Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To have a phobia is to have an overwhelming and often irrational fear of something. The fear can be so intense that sufferers go to extreme …
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