Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Department of Pediatrics and child health will on Friday launch a neonatology fellowship which aims at equipping pediatricians with skills of handling small babies or neonates. Speaking at a press briefing held in Mulago on Tuesday, Dr Ezekiel Mupere the head of …
Read More »Apaa residents reject Adjumani health workers for measles-rubella immunization
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apaa residents rejected health workers from Adjumani to immunize them for the mass vaccination against measles and rubella diseases. Over 18 million children aged 15 to zero will be vaccinated across the country during the exercise that started today. In the contested Apaa township …
Read More »Dairy farmers ponder switching to beef as milk prices stay low
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers across the country baffled by the continuing fall of milk prices and are pondering switching to graze for beef. Milk prices have fallen to the lowest level at the farm, with a litre in Western Uganda costing just about 450 shillings. farmers …
Read More »Arcade traders want President to sign Landlord and Tenants Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tenants in Kampala have asked President Museveni to sign the Landlord and Tenants bill. On Tuesday several traders operating in arcades met at JBK hotel to discuss challenges they face while conducting their businesses. Swaibu Buzigu a trader at Mukwano Arcade says they continue …
Read More »Masaka hospital defies Health Monitoring Unit, evicts staff from quarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka hospital authorities have defied the State House Health Monitoring Unit (HMU) and ordered staff to vacate the hospital quarters. Last month, the unit stopped management of the hospital from increasing staff contributions towards maintaining their quarters. It follows a proposal by Masaka Regional …
Read More »Omoro district officials implicated for misusing nodding disease funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Omoro district officials have been implicated for discrepancies in the utilization of funds allocated towards the management of Nodding Disease Syndrome. This follows an investigation undertaken by the Inspectorate of Government into alleged mismanagement of nodding disease syndrome and Capacity Building funds by Omoro …
Read More »Poor adherence to ARVs in children worries medics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health experts are bothered that Uganda might not be able to meet targets on viral suppression among people living with HIV as a result of the poor response to poor performance among children. The fear comes just two months to the year 2020 …
Read More »Over 60% don’t wash hands with soap- Ministry of Health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Washing hands with soap after visiting the toilet is lacking among Ugandans. According to the health ministry, the practice has caused persistence of some diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and dysentery. The 2018 Water and Environment health sector report, hand washing practices with soap have …
Read More »Child mothers worry Maracha district leaders of high rates of child pregnancies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha district leaders have expressed worry over the high rates of child pregnancies and early marriages in the district. A report released by the district Planner, Alfred Kato indicates that in the last one year, Maracha district recorded 1,842 child mothers between the ages …
Read More »Luweero deploys 620 health workers for measles-rubella immunization
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 620 health workers have been deployed to conduct the Measles, Rubella immunization in Luweero district. The campaign will run for five days, in schools, for the first three days and in communities, over the weekend, effective tomorrow. The health workers are expected …
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