Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health on Friday said the country has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem. The ministry in a tweet attributed the success to intense surveillance, tsetse fly control, and individual case management. #Uganda has successfully eliminated Gambiense Sleeping Sickness as …
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`Forever chemicals’ are a threat to its use for domestic purposes | IAN COUSINS | In many parts of the world, including Africa, people rely on rainwater as a source of drinking water, as well as for other household and livelihood uses. One of the reasons is water scarcity – …
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Three survivors in Kibaale District tell their tale Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “I will continue to love and serve…” Few people, if any, would bravely continue to work in situations that nearly ended their lives. This is more so if the cause of that near death is the …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roadside traders on the Mubende highway are stranded with food stuff following the government instituted lockdown to curb the spread of the Ebola virus disease. In a Saturday evening televised address, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni issued directives restricting movements in and out of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jovan Mulondo,13, spent 40 days in an induced coma at TMR International Hospital, fighting for his life after contracting Tetanus disease after an operation. Mulondo’s mother, Victoria Nabiteeko from Kiteezi-Bamba village narrates that her son stepped in hot ash when he was ten years …
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African health experts call for African solutions NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When health ministers from nine African countries held an emergency meeting in Kampala on Oct.12, they had one goal; to prevent any cross-border spillover of the Ebolavirus disease that was confirmed almost a month ago in central-western …
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Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district local government has requested sh1.02 billion from the Ministry of Health for Ebola preparedness and response plan. Malik Mahaba, the Sembabule District Chief Administrative Officer says that the money will be used to fully operationalize the District Ebola Taskforce and Rapid Response …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital isolated a patient confirmed to have Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus. The patient is a woman from Aprikila Sub County in Kaberamaido District. She has been admitted to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital on Wednesday …
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Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Commission on Human Rights has called upon authorities in Uganda to stop violating the rights of the indigenous Benet people of eastern Uganda. The Commission also wants the government of Uganda to investigate all the violations against the Benet people and disclose publicly …
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Is the long and tortuous road coming to an end? | ALENA PANCE | A vaccine candidate, called R21, has been shown to be up to 80% effective at preventing malaria in young children, according to the latest trial results. This follows from a study published in 2021 from the …
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