Beijing, China | XINHUA | A research project aimed at lowering the incidence of liver cancer among patients with hepatitis B was launched in China on Tuesday, which was World Hepatitis Day. The project, sponsored by the Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control, will observe and study the five-year …
Read More »Luweero FDC chairperson Absolom Bwanika laid to rest
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luweero District Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Chairperson Absolom Bwanika Bbaale has been laid to rest. Bwanika aged 75 years succumbed to liver cancer at Kampala hospital on Monday. He also served as National Resistance Council member, a delegate at Constitutional Assembly and former Member …
Read More »Cancers killed 22,000 Ugandans in 2018 -MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 22,000 people succumbed to different cancers over the last one year. This is according to records from the Uganda Cancer Institute head office in Kampala. The Kampala Cancer Register shows that 32,617 new cases were recorded in 2018. This indicates at least 350 …
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