Health

Study reveals critical gaps in access to vital diagnostic and treatment services, urges comprehensive reforms Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | While diagnostics, vaccination, and treatment (DVT) services for prevalent ailments like COVID-19, hepatitis B, cervical cancer, HIV/AIDS, and syphilis are readily available in Uganda, a recent study conducted by two …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday unveiled a China-aided reference laboratory at its headquarters in Ethiopia. The Africa CDC said the completion of the laboratory marks a milestone in its pursuit of a strong continental public health institution …

Tokyo, Japan |  Xinhua |  Japanese diary giant Meiji Holdings said on Saturday it was recalling over 44,000 bottles of its packaged milk following the detection of pharmaceuticals used for the prevention of cattle diseases in the product. The affected product is the 180-milliliter bottled milk labeled “Meiji Milk,” manufactured …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the increment of salary for health workers is yet to reflect better services. Last year, the government increased the salary of medical workers by 100 percent. A senior medical consultant earns 17.4 million …

The combination therapy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention is made in Kenya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine product. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a combination drug used …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aviation Police (AVPOL) in collaboration with other security forces have impounded drugs worth sh2.9 billion shillings since the beginning of the year.  The most confiscated drugs are cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine that were destroyed at Nsambya Police on Friday. In the last 10 …

New York, US | Xinhua |  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that “nowhere and no one is safe” in Gaza, where the health system is “on its knees,” in an emergency meeting of UN Security Council Friday. The situation on the ground is grim, …

ANALYSIS | Charles Shey Wiysonge | The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for TB has been used for 100 years. It is largely effective for children under five, but less so in older people and can’t be used on patients who have certain medical conditions. Today we’re the closest we’ve ever been to …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mental health experts in Nakivale refugee settlement in Isingiro district have raised concerns about the limitations they face in providing psychosocial support to both refugees and the host communities. The shortage of space and personnel has hindered their ability to offer private counseling and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan will soon put on the market a solution, Pombe Guard, that he says is the best cure for hangovers. Displaying the product at the ongoing Science Week at Kololo Independence Grounds, Ronald Kalyango said that the product is a result of 8 …