Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of Tuberculosis patients diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes is one the increase. According to the Ministry of Health, Diabetes Mellitus also referred to as Type 2 diabetes, is on the rise, with numbers surpassing HIV and TB infection rates. A study carried out …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district has registered 93 cases of tuberculosis in the last eight months, according to statistics collected by the Health department from both private and public treatment facilities. The 93 cases are part of 24,023 people who were screened for tuberculosis between January and …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi General Hospital has received a Digital Mobile X-Ray equipment to help in managing Tuberculosis and other illnesses. The equipment worth 108 million shillings was procured by the Ministry of Health with support from the Global Fund. It uses artificial intelligence to identify individuals likely …
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Paris, France | AFP | As COVID-19 deaths climb ever higher in Europe and the United States, millions of lives are at risk in developing nations where lockdowns and overwhelmed medical systems are disrupting vital testing, vaccination and treatment for other killer diseases. The pandemic has seen unprecedented social distancing measures, …
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Malaria, HIV/Aids, and tuberculosis still kill more of the world population | THE INDEPENDENT | The avalanche of coronavirus infections in the current pandemic has been accompanied by a similar avalanche of information, making it hard to sift reliable news from the noise. Among the most crucial questions is: how …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has called upon world leaders to fulfill their commitments to end Tuberculosis by providing preventive TB treatments to citizens. A quarter of the world ‘s population is estimated to be infected with TB bacteria. These people are neither sick nor …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Tuberculosis Day celebrations slated for March 24th in Lira district have been postponed. Government and health experts at Lira district health department decided the celebrations are postponed after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last week banned all public gatherings to avoid the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 15% of children who should be receiving Tuberculosis (TB) treatment as a form of prevention or prophylaxis are not getting this treatment, according to Makerere University John Hopkins University Research Collaboration (MU-JHU). Speaking to journalists on Friday, Dr. Eric Wobudeya, a researcher and specialist …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After research showed that health workers are three times more at risk of getting infected with Tuberculosis (TB) than other people who get in contact with patients, the Ministry of Health has embarked on having them screened and link those that test positive to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is processing a concept note to show how they will utilize grants worth USD 600 million approved by the Global Fund to tackle HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. According to Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, this additional funding that will …
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