By Kamara Daniel Balancing sugars simply means maintaining the blood glucose in the normal ranges so that the body is neither depleted...
By Sande E Oundo Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in one’s blood. The body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but...
Reproductive health and family planning methods are pivotal aspects of public health that profoundly impact the well-being of individuals, families, and communities....
By Aisha Naava & Lilian Nuwabaine Luyima Several HIV newly diagnosed clients are discovered on a daily, irrespective of the preventive measures,...
By Dr. Henry Ddungu We all know that smoking, drinking, and stress are bad for us, but evidence is emerging that physical...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In fact, 1 in 8...
By Brian Nambale As we commemorate World Meningitis Day every 5th of October every year, Uganda is also among the countries wrapped...
Recently, while conducting Antenatal Care (ANC) in one of the lower health facilities, a pregnant woman walked in with her spouse for...
In a space of one to two months back, we have noted increasing cases where people collapse and die mysteriously in Uganda....
By Brian Nambale Skin overgrowths are becoming very common and cause a condition in clinical nursing called body image disturbance which is...
By Kamara Daniel Non-communicable diseases are diseases that can’t be transmitted from one person to another. They can also be known as...
By Samuel Lukanga Sendi as we always called him, now a father of six had a painful experience with viral hepatitis, an...
Globally, it is a well-known fact that breastfeeding suppresses a woman’s fertility in the early months after delivery. However, many women do...
By Ezra Tumusime Polypharmacy, also known as polypragmasia, refers to multiple drug consumption or excessive use of medication without indication. According to...
Often, we as health workers support mothers to successfully breastfeed their babies. Globally, it is known that breastfeeding is one of the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added two new cancer medicines to the list of essential medicines that hospitals treating the disease...
Interestingly, we cannot talk about breast milk without talking about breastfeeding. Looking at this from the oldest book ever known, the Bible....
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a formidable public health challenge globally, and Uganda is no exception. Despite concerted efforts to curb their...
The consumption of alcohol by women during pregnancy may have adverse effects not only on the incidence of diseases, injuries, and other...
A pressure ulcer refers to localised damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence (or related to a...
As a midwife and Women’s’ Health Specialist, I encounter lots of pregnant women with various concerns. A few years ago, while working...
Infections can begin anywhere in the body and may spread all through it. Infectious diseases can be viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal...
Stomach ulcers or medically known as peptic ulcer disease is a conditions in which there is a break in the inner lining...
As health workers, often, we receive calls from family, friends and different people in the community complaining of not feeling well, with...