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A dissolvable oral dispersible film of dolutegravir could transform treatment ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | In the fight against HIV, one of the most vulnerable populations – newborn babies – is often overlooked. It is estimated that 120,000 new HIV infections occur in children aged 14 years and younger every year, …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is battling an acute shortage of drugs and medical supplies. Statistics at the hospital indicate that the facility receives between 800 to 1,000 patients daily exerting pressure on the few available drugs allocated to the hospital. Records at the regional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed 900 drug outlets and recovered HIV drugs worth a billion shillings illegally sold in private facilities. According to Abiaz Rwamwiri, the Authority’s Public Relations Officer, the operation has been going on for three months in both Kampala and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year are attributable to alcohol consumption. This number accounts for 4.7 per cent of all deaths and 0.6 million deaths that occur as a result of psychoactive drug use. Notably, …

More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The drug lenacapavir …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The National Drug Authority-NDA Western regional office has closed 180 drug shops found operating illegally. The drug shops were closed during the five days long operation covering the districts of Kyankwanzi, Kyenjonjo, ,Masindi, Kiryandongo, and Hoima. The operation was conducted between February 4th to February …

The combination therapy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention is made in Kenya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a combination drug used …

Five-year survival odds improve when women receive so-called induction chemotherapy before their standard treatment regimen, a new study suggests ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Giving chemotherapy to patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) before their standard treatment regimen boosts their five-year survival odds by 39 percent, a new study finds. “This …

And it’s likely one of the most ancient ANALYSIS | Neil Marsh | Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesise its own antiviral molecules in response to viral infections. My laboratory studies a …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L- coffee, which was being imported into the country as a nutritional supplement. While the sachet of L-Coffee shows that it’s a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and that it’s an energy …