All posts tagged "Health News"
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841EducationMukono authorities call for incorporation of sexuality education in schools
Dr. Stephen Mulindwa, the Mukono District Health Officer says that the number of teenage pregnancies in the district has continued rising despite...
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1.2KCOVID-19Gov’t turns to private health providers to salvage high vaccine stocks.
While the National Medical Stores (NMS) doesn’t reveal the exact number of vaccines in stores now, the country has since March 2021...
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1.7KEast AfricaMedics need better treatment, not threats
President Yoweri Museveni has urged children to opt for science subjects.
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1.2KAfricaHealth workers appeal to MPs for improved working conditions
Buyende District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Frederick Daniel Isabirye said his district, just like others in Eastern Uganda, are putting up with...
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1.4KHealthLEAH 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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2.6KHealthOPINION: 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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891AfricaWealthy Nations Blocking Access To COVID-19 Vaccines For Poor Nations
By Our Reporter The United States and other wealthy countries are standing in the way of low- and middle-income countries seeking better...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsMasaka Region Hit with Shortage of Blood for Patients
Tulyahebwa says that despite the increased demand for blood, they can’t do much since students who formed the bulk of their donors...
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1.1KHealthUN removes marijuana from list of World’s most dangerous drugs
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis from the list of the most dangerous substance, which...
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797BreakingUganda put on high alert after new polio variant emerge in South Sudan
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has urged all districts countrywide to intensify polio surveillance following the outbreak of a vaccine-derived poliovirus...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsUganda starts HIV Vaccine Trials
In a continued bid to prevent the spread of HIV/Aids, Uganda has today launched the African-led HIV Vaccinine Efficacy Trilas in Masaka,...
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2.0KBreakingCOVID-19: Uganda registers highest ever record of 1,199 new cases in single day
The Ministry of Health have confirmed 1,199 new cases of COVID-19, from tests conducted on Wednesday December 9, with 12 deaths Uganda....
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1.2KCOVID-19Ministry cuts Covid-19 testing cost to UGX36,000 as cases surpass 25000
The cost of Covid-19 testing is likely to drop from about UGX 360, 000 ($100) to UGX 36,000 ($10), a senior official...
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1.2KBreaking
“Erias Lukwago is stable and traveling back on Monday” – Doreen Nyanjura on the Lord Mayor’s condition
Kampala Capital City Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura has dismissed rumours making rounds that his boss Erias Lukwago has passed. Social media...