Health
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4.4KPrioritise midwives to improve maternal and newborn health
Skilled, knowledgeable, and compassionate midwifery care reduces maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths, keeps mothers, and babies safe..
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2.3KCan an HIV-Positive Mother give birth to an HIV-Negative baby?
To eliminate Mother to Child Transmission, increasing antenatal HIV screening and linking HIV-positive pregnant women to PMTCT and ART care and providing...
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4.2KSex during periods: What’s the Biblical and medical approach?
Some people may worry about it, but from a medical standpoint, there's no reason why you can't have sex on your period....
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1.7KSelf-care in health: Beyond what you think
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), self-care refers to the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease,...
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Do you cease being a woman after a caesarean birth?
As a Nurse-Midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I have witnessed some women lose their babies or even their own lives due to...
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1.1KUganda adds Yellow Fever Vaccine to routine immunization schedule
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started immunizing children aged nine months against yellow. This brings the total number of...
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1.3KWhy malaria is becoming an issue in Uganda?
Malaria is a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda, where it is one of the leading causes of...
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971Manage latent TB to reduce new active cases
When a person’s immune system is weak, latent TB infection can quickly progress to TB disease, like we all know that not...
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1.4KProstate Cancer: What You Need To Know
Additional ways of reducing your chances of getting prostate cancer include; avoid smoking and reduce on alcohol consumption, stay sexually active, get...
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Babies above six months predominantly breastfed are prone to anaemia
According to UNICEF, one in two under-five children suffer from hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiency) and iron deficiency is the world’s commonest micronutrient...
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1.2KPrioritise investing in your own health
When people visit their nearby health facilities for screening and routine checkups so as to identify and manage health problems early, they...
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2.3KFalse teeth in children: Should they be extracted or ignored?
False teeth locally known as Ebinyo/ebiino are raised gums in the canine areas, which are soft, and not fully mineralised tooth buds.
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1.5KBaby blues: a common health condition among mothers after delivery
Baby blues are found to occur in 50% to 80% the of the new mothers and this condition occurs in the first...
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2.8KColic pain in newborns: A nightmare for most mothers after delivery
Colic is an acute pain in the stomach or bowels; a cramping, gripping kind of abdominal pain that used to be called...
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1.6KMemory loss during Pregnancy: Is it a Myth or Fact?
Many pregnant people report symptoms of what's known as “pregnancy brain,” like forgetfulness, short periods of memory loss, and mental...
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888Health officials raise concern over UTIs among school girls
According to a report from city health officials, about 50 percent of young girls get UTIs almost every two months.
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HEALTH: Self-medication is still a major health concern
Health education on adverse implications of self-medication should focus on both the health care professionals and general public at large.
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1.6KWhy babies should sleep on their backs and never on their tummies or sides
Putting your baby to sleep on their back carries a much lower risk of SIDS than putting them to sleep on their...
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1.1KWejuli Mike: How to prevent Breast Cancer in Women
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Uganda, and it is estimated that approximately 2,500 women die from the...
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HEALTH: Why Palliative care is key
Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and that of their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness,...
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Promoting safe motherhood: Tackling the three delays
According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2016, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high with 336 deaths/per 100,000 live births...
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1.0KIntimate Partner Violence Among Women Living With Hiv/Aids
Intimate partner violence is a gross violation of human rights and it is a very common form of gender-based violence that a...
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1.3KWhy eating disorders in adolescents should be paid attention to?
Most people who have or have had an eating disorder were diagnosed in adolescence. Eating disorders are serious and sometimes deadly mental...
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LILIAN NUWABAINE: What everyone should know about Breast cancer
October is a month where there are efforts to educate everyone about breast cancer including early identification and signs and symptoms associated...
