All posts tagged "World Health Organization (WHO)"
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42Current AffairsUganda 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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508Big StoryBIG STORY: How shs 292bn was spent on Ebola in three months
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has indicated that a total of $80 million (about Shs292,188,191,440), was spent in tackling...
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273NewsEbola trial vaccines heading to Uganda – WHO
WHO boss said committee of external experts had evaluated candidate vaccines and determined "all three should be included in the planned trial...
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507HealthHEALTH: 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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247NewsWHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda
Kampala last month announced Uganda's first fatality from the highly contagious disease since 2019, with a statement issued by the WHO saying...
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418World NewsWHO Introduces World’s First Anti-Malaria Vaccine In Africa
The new vaccine is said to be effective for up to 30 percent with its dosage set at four doses. Its price...
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479Just InMonkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases; WHO warns of ‘real’ risk
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was not recommending mass vaccination against the virus and added...
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671AfricaTwo-thirds of Africans may have had Covid – WHO study
With limited access to testing facilities for much of Africa's populations, many infections went undetected, as testing was mainly carried out on...
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696COVID-19Pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear- WHO
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70...
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740Big Story‘Strange’ disease hits Kyotera district, 10 dead
According to Dr. Janefrancis Zalwango, the Masaka Regional WHO epidemiologist, they initially thought it was Ebola, Marburg, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF),...
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464OP-EDWEJULI MIKE: Improving Food Hygiene to Prevent Food Borne Diseases
WHO produces and disseminates materials for educating consumers about the risks present in food and the safe food handling behaviors that can...
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948BreakingWHO monitoring New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France
(WJW/AP) — An official with the World Health Organization said a new COVID variant recently detected in France is being monitored but...
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545COVID-19WHO worried for health systems over Covid cases ‘tsunami’
A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World...
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800OP-EDIVAN ONGEBO: Traditional Medicine, An Opportunity in Adapting to Antimicrobial Resistance In Uganda
According to scientific research, the discovery of antibiotics in the previous years has led to the reduction in deaths and sufferings due...
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1.4KEast AfricaUS 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...