Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, in partnership with Rotary Uganda, through the Hope Creator Presidents, has activated the 2025 Rotary Cancer Run at Nsambya Hospital. The activation championed by the Rotary Hope Creator Presidents is set to usher in the marathon scheduled for 31st August 2025 at the …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local authorities in Nakaseke District are calling on the Ministry of Health to extend the delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine beyond schools into communities in a bid to reach more girls, especially those out of school. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network (URN), …
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Brian Toolit’s glorious contribution to golf will always be etched in stone Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | The Uganda Golf Union is together with the golf fraternity mourning the passing of professional golfer and trainer Brian Toolit, which happened in the wee hours of Sunday morning …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a proposal to borrow $18.09 million (Shs66 billion) as additional financing for the expansion of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI). The government argues that this investment would save Ugandans from spending over 1.094 trillion Shillings annually on seeking cancer treatment abroad, particularly …
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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 …
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MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, it will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health Andrey Kaprin has told Radio Rossiya. The vaccine was developed in collaboration with several …
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We have the tools and the opportunity but to eliminate cervical cancer requires determined political leadership COMMENT | DR TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS | Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities diminished by the loss …
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SACRAMENTO, US | Xinhua | Older Black women in the United States are less likely to receive standard breast cancer treatments and face longer delays in starting therapy compared to white women, according to a major study examining racial disparities in cancer care released Thursday. The research, published in the …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have asked Parliament to prioritise the completion of the regional cancer centre in the new financial year describing the rising cases of cancer patients in the region as distressing. According to the Laroo-Pece Member of Parliament, Hon. Charles Onen more than …
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Kampala, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE | Beyond the familiar foes Ugandans face such as malaria, HIV, and AIDS, a common but invisible enemy, cancer, has been on the prowl, silently stalking and slowly but steadily killing many. Cancer comes in different types as many as the drugs one must take …
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