Health

KIGALI | Xinhua |  Rwandan authorities said on Sunday they are closely monitoring up to 300 individuals identified as contacts of confirmed Marburg virus cases since an outbreak hit the country. As of Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported that 26 people have contracted the virus, including eight fatalities. During …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ICT State Minister Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku has promised new government commitment to work with partners to prevent and eliminate the rabies disease in Uganda by 2030. “Government is committed to work with all stakeholders to fight rabies. Rabies is a deadly disease and it …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a comprehensive Ebola preventive vaccination campaign targeting 25,000 people at high risk of contracting the deadly disease. Charles Olaro, director of Health Services at the ministry, said in a statement issued here Thursday that the initiative aims …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in West Nile have traced and are monitoring 30 contacts of the first case of Mpox that was registered in Adjumani district early this month. The first case of Mpox in Adjumani is a 12-year-old girl from South Sudan refugee, who authorities in …

Substandard food packaging, labelling, and inadequate consumer information have contributed to the crisis. Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Unhealthy diets are a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, responsible for an estimated 8 million premature deaths each year. Childhood obesity is also a rising concern worldwide. According to the …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 5,000 mpox sample collection kits to Uganda to curb the spread of the disease. In a statement issued here Tuesday, WHO said the set of test kits will support Uganda’s Ministry of Health in accurate and timely diagnostic …

To ensure a swift transition in leadership, the President has directed the Public Service Commission to advertise the positions of Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, and Director of Public Health, with a goal of appointing new officials within three months. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri …

Govt Laboratory Records 967 Poisoning Cases in Nine Months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government analytical laboratory in Wandegeya recorded 967 poisoning cases in 3,868 samples that were analyzed in the last nine months. Addressing journalists at Naguru Police Headquarters, Simon Mundeyi, the Internal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, said there’s …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of 400 surgeons, anesthetists, nurses, radiologists, administrators, and was flagged off over the weekend for the Ankole Sub-Region surgical camp. Dr Moses Galukande, the president of the surgeons, mentioned that they estimate they will conduct 2,500 procedures in 25 health center IVs …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of leading global health organizations has joined forces to address a critical gap in anaesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings. At the ALL-Africa Anaesthesia Congress, organizations including Lifebox, Smile Train, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and …