Health

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases, causing high morbidity and mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, malaria is endemic in approximately 95% of the country, affecting over 90% of the population up to 20% of all hospital deaths. Malaria is …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The burden of cataract infections at Arua Regional Referral hospital is expected to reduce following the donation of an assortment eye of equipment to the Ophthalmology department. Cataract is a medical condition in which a cloudy area develops in the lens of the eye that …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St Joseph Catholic Missionary Hospital Kitovu, in Masaka City, has set up a modern mortuary. The mortuary worth 277 million Shillings was constructed through a partnership with the Make People Stronger Foundation based in the Netherlands. Doctor Alfred Lumala, the Hospital Administrator says that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Xinhua | Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. The World Health Organization (WHO) requires that for a country to be declared Ebola-free, it should …

Kakumiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja commissioned Kasenyi health center III in Kakindo sub county, Kakumiro district. The shillings 1.7 billion health facility was constructed with funding from Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program-UGIFT pursuant to government policy of ensuring that each sub county in the country gets …

Minister found to be hypertensive, airlifted after fainting in Kanungu Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance was on Saturday night airlifted to Kampala for medical attention after fainting while in his constituency Kinkiizi East in Kanungu district. Baryomunsi …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Joyce Alinga, a resident of Aujongor Village, Obalanga Sub-County in Kapelebyong district conceived during the covid-19 lockdown in 2021. The 21- year- old of senior three students gave birth to conjoined twins in Amuria Health Centre IV in Amuria District by cesarean section. Looking at …

Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | There have been at least 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains high but …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | The number of young people under age 20 with diabetes in the United States is likely to increase more rapidly in future decades, according to a new modeling study published on Thursday. This expected upward trend may lead to as many as 220,000 young people …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | For over 20 years, Jennifer Nsita, mother of six and resident of Dwoli village in Hoima district, has been receiving medical treatment from Dwoli Health Center III. The 38-year-old says that at this facility, they are treated for illnesses such as malaria, cough, headaches …