Health
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1.1KWEJULI MIKE: Importance of Breastfeeding on Babies’ Health
Mothers should be encouraged to always have time to breastfeed their children emphasizing exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months after the birth of...
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1.6KVaccinate young girls and women to protect them from Cervical Cancer
In Uganda, cervical cancer is the most common incident and mortal cancer amongst women as it contributes to about 40% of all...
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WEJULI MIKE: Encouraging better nutrition for a healthier living
Today the world faces a double burden of malnutrition that includes both undernutrition and overweight especially in middle- and low-income countries like...
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2.0KDiabetes Mellitus and Covid-19; What Clinicians and Patients Need To Know
Diabetes mellitus and coronavirus infection have all been in existence but with little focus on their pathologic relationships until the recent 2019...
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1.8KCervical Cancer: How can it be screened and prevented
Globally, cervical cancer is a health crisis impacting the lives of women and their families, most especially in developing countries. In 2020,...
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LILIAN NUWABAINE: Know the Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer Among Women
Almost all cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a common virus that can be passed from one...
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1.5KGulu district returns 100,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines
GULU, UGANDA: Gulu district health officials have returned a total of 108,220 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Health....
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2.2KUS approves first injectable drug to prevent HIV infection
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator approved its...
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2.9KSelf-Injectable Family Planning: A Solution For The Busy, Working Woman.
The injectable family planning method (Depo-Provera) is the most used contraceptive among women in Uganda as per the Uganda Demographic Health Survey...
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1.6KShould there be mandatory HIV testing for men with partners attending antenatal care?
In Uganda, when a pregnant woman visits majority of the private health facilities for Antenatal care (ANC) with her spouse, baseline laboratory...
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1.9KLEAH MBABAZI: Birth Control After Childbirth; How Soon is too Soon?
Have you just had a baby? Birth control could be the very last thing on your mind, but preparing for contraception is...
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What’s the fate of male midwives in Uganda?
Globally, a large percentage of women and girls receive medical and surgical care in the hands of men. These cares are provided...
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1.4KBlood donation during the COVID-19 pandemic
HEALTH & LIVING: Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring blood transfusion do not have timely access to...
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1.2KImproving Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type-2 with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists-Experts View
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder associated with abnormal carbohydrate & lipid homeostasis leading to persistent elevation in plasma glucose & dyslipidaemias....
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1.5KAvail sexual and reproductive health services to young people
“Prevention is better than cure” is a statement we often hear. It is now a fundamental principle of modern health care and...
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930Preparations in High Gear For This Year’s National HIV & AIDS Scientific Meeting
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda AIDS Comission (UAC) is currently buzzing with activities following the kick off of preparations for this year’s National...
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1.4KHealth and protection of elderly persons (>60yrs) in light of COVID-19 pandemic crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. The...
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1.6KJoin Ugandan midwives in the fight against abortion stigma
Abortion stigma plays a critical role in the social, medical, and legal marginalization of abortion care around the world and it leads...
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2.3KEating soil by pregnant women could harm babies: Midwives’ insight
The practice of soil consumption (geophagy) can be seen as a form of pica which is the craving and ingestion of non-nutritive...
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LILIAN NUWABAINE: Choose when and how many children to have
OPINION: According to the United Nations (UN) Contraceptive report of 2019 and the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 190 million women...
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OPINION: Can Doctors work without Nurses and Midwives?
OPINION: “They’re just nurses, simply a doctor’s assistant,” a cliché that is nothing new to us. In fact, some patients treat us...
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1.3KBreast cancer in Ugandan men 7 times higher than world average
KAMPALA, UGANDA: While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days...
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1.6KBasic First Aid Kit: A Must Possess in Every Home
HEALTH & LIVING: There will be a time in your life when you wish you had a first aid kit close by....
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What are the danger signs in pregnancy and after childbirth?
HEALTH & LIVING: Maternal mortality rate is still a global issue despite the various efforts by most countries to reduce it. Although...