Poor funding undermining cancer research and treatment Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Dr. Jackson Orem, the Executive Director at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) was still a student in August 1967 when the facility opened at Mulago Hill North of Kampala city. Founded with an aim of researching and …
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Uganda’s first public women’s hospital will soon open its doors. Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA| Sitting on 24,000 square meters of land on Mulago hill North of Kampala city, the 10 storey Mulago Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Unit epitomises everything modern in a 21st century health service. The facility being …
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V Study will involve 250 female participants from different parts of the country Kampala, Uganda |FLAVIA NASSAKA| Makerere University scientists working on finding effective treatment for HIV/AIDS are marking another milestone with the start of trial of injectable Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. In a joint project with scientists from the Johns-Hopkins …
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Fate of 1.2 million newborns threatened as prices rise in private clinics Kampala, Uganda |FLAVIA NASSAKA| It is now official. Uganda is experiencing a shortage of polio and TB vaccines. And Dr. Bernard Opar, the Commissioner Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) at the Ministry of Health who is …
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Barbara Kemigisa uses he own story to get youth to test and treat Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Barbara Kemigisa was sexually molested when she was just six years old. At 17 years, she discovered she was HIV positive. She is now 31 years old and has two children; …
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When poor peasants cry as the rich elite squabble KAMPALA, UGANDA |FLAVIA NASSAKA| Hussein Bbale is 46 years old, married with five children. But he lives in his mother’s house in Nyakabale village in Fort Portal town. This is unusual. So how did it happen? Nyakabale village is about 5kms …
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Activists reveal why they are not behind her KAMPALA, UGANDA |FLAVIA NASSAKA| When the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga on July 07 met Vastina Rukimirana Nsanze, the chairperson of the Uganda Law Reform Commission, she made a pledge – that she would contact the Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister to fast …
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Experts demand more money for Non-communicable Diseases Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Demands by some experts for more investment in medicines, facilities, and training of medical staff to handle rising cases of diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart diseases that are technically referred to as Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs) has …
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Dr. Medard Bitekyerezo, the new Chairman of National Drug Authority (NDA) spoke to The Independent’s Flavia Nassaka about the challenges at NDA and how he plans to tackle them. You are joining an institution whose image is not impressive following the previous corruption scandals and intrigue which has led to …
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New WHO report shows Uganda among hardest hit countries in the world Many Ugandans do not know about mental illness – they only know “madness”. They use the word to describe someone who is possibly running wild, throwing stones, attacking people, or engaging in some bizarre and scary activity. But …
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