Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has pledged more financial support to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) to enable it improve the treatment of cancer. Tayebwa, who paid a courtesy visit to the facility, said that with proper funding and required equipment in place, …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health and international research partners on Thursday launched a hub for advancing cancer registration in the Sub-Saharan African region through leveraging training and innovative financing. The facility to be domiciled at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) will act as a nerve center for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of funding and competing priorities are delaying the government’s efforts to decentralize cancer treatment in Uganda, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, heard Wednesday during her tour at Uganda Cancer Institute. In 2018, the government announced plans to establish five regional cancer treatment centers in …
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Uganda Cancer Institute-Mulago a death trap? COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On 19th Sept 2022 my sister checked in at Uganda cancer institute Mulago. Previously, we were admitted for over a week at Nsambya Hospital. The diagnosis was multiple myeloma, which many confirmed to us that it is treatable cancer depending …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwean health authorities have ordered the removal of certain baby powders from retail shops following their recalling by their South African distributor after it was discovered that they contained high levels of asbestos. A letter date-stamped on Oct. 10 from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Nighty Akello’s 11-year-old daughter started complaining of pain in her stomach last year, she took it for a mild condition that would disappear in just a matter of days. Akello, a resident of Koch Akili village in Kochgoma sub-county, Nwoya district says that her …
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Kampala, Uganda | Flavia Nassaka – URN | More than seven thousand babies born with birth defects of the heart each year are missing out on life saving surgeries, the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) revealed on Saturday as they hosted Jennifer Jones the Rotary International President. Dr. John Omagino, the UHI …
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Syndey, Australia | Xinhua | Australian researchers have released a report warning that a common form of cancer treatment could lead to a range of fertility problems for women. Oncologists from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center said their pre-clinical trial using mice showed that a medical treatment, known …
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Biological differences may be at play | THE INDEPENDENT | Cancer of most types develops more often in males than in females, and deaths from cancer reflect this disparity. A new study from researchers at the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute has analyzed data for 171,274 male …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have urged breastfeeding mothers battling breast cancer or who are on treatment for other cancers to consider introducing donated human milk to their babies than opting for formula or animal milk. In an interview with URN on Wednesday, Dr. Doreen Mazakpwe, a lactation expert said …
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