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Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of leading global health organizations has joined forces to address a critical gap in anaesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings. At the ALL-Africa Anaesthesia Congress, organizations including Lifebox, Smile Train, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  The total number of mpox cases in Africa has risen to 29,152, including 6,105 confirmed cases and 738 deaths, since the start of 2024, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, in addressing a special …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district has been put on high alert following increased attacks by rabid dogs. The disease, prevented by vaccinating dogs, has so far claimed the life of a primary two pupil at Kibuga primary school in Kibuga sub-county. Angel Amanyabyona who died last week …

Reach a Hand Uganda Holds Intergenerational and Religious Dialogues to Address SRHR in the Rwenzori Region Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda and Save The Children Uganda are hosting the 9th Intergenerational and Religious Dialogues in Kasese in response to the district registering a high percentage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers have been asked to be keen in checking blood glucose for every child who reports to the hospital with any health complaint. According to Diabetologist Dr William Lumu, this will help them diagnose those who present with diabetes early enough and put …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital has significantly increased its oxygen production capacity. The Hospital is now capable of supplying oxygen to health facilities across the Busoga sub-region and extending to areas like Teso, Elgon, Karamoja, and parts of Northern Uganda. This boost in production was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has issued a nationwide alert to schools in response to the confirmed Mpox cases in Uganda. In light of this health crisis, schools are being urged to prioritize the safety of both students and staff. Ismael Mulindwa, the Director in charge …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health (MoH) have dispatched a team of experts to Nakaseke District following the confirmation of the first Mpox case in the area. Mpox, marked by symptoms such as fever, skin rash, and swollen lymph nodes, is …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In April 2018, Beatrice Agik, a nursing officer at Gulu University Health Center II decided to perform a self-breast examination for breast cancer together with her daughter out of curiosity at their home in Gulu City. Agik was revising ahead of her exams, just a …

The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak ANALYSIS | STEPHANIE NOLEN | The World Health Organization has given its authorization to a first vaccine to protect against mpox, a decision announced in such haste on Friday that it …