Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Thursday about the bleak reality of Sudanese people struggling to get critical medical help amid the country’s deadly conflict. The conflict, which started nearly six months ago between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary …
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HEALTH NEWS | AGENCIES | The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa have announced the winners of the second edition of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award. Teniola Adedeji (Nigeria) and Dr. Moses Ochora (Uganda) have been announced as first prize winners and Nura …
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Poor maternal health and malnutrition underpin the high numbers London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early (before 37 full weeks of pregnancy) in 2020 which is around 1 in 10 of all live births – according to a detailed study published in the Lancet …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organizations, government representatives, and the private sector convened at a high-level policy symposium in Kampala on September 27-28 to address the critical issue of pharmaceutical production and access in Africa. The symposium aimed to explore ways to increase local production, reduce dependence on …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Jane Aceng, the Minister of Health, has halted the distribution of assistive health devices to health facilities in Lira City and the district. The 3,707 devices are a donation from ReLAB-HS, under a comprehensive five-year program that is responding to the escalating need for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increase in medical schools in the country has led to an overwhelming number of medical students who need medical facilities to practice, and hospitals are not enough to accommodate them. The Head of Private Medical Schools and Chairman of the National Medical Schools Quality …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner of Health and Emergency Medical Services Dr John Baptist Waniaye says despite the establishment of a well-coordinated Emergency Medical Services system, injuries still top other causes of mortality in the country. According to the 2013/14, Ministry of Health Annual Health Sector Performance Report, …
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Man behind revolutionary vaccine says disease can now be eradicated COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. (In contrast, COVID-19 has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has expressed concern over the high levels of absenteeism of health workers in various government facilities despite enhancing their salaries. Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services, says that they recently went on a supervision tour of …
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Uganda improves but 50% of people remain unserved by Universal Health Coverage services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing people everywhere …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
