Rockefeller funded research exposes climate related gaps in Uganda’s health future Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As climate change intensifies, Uganda is experiencing severe health consequences, including floods, droughts, and temperature fluctuations. These environmental changes contribute to waterborne diseases, vector-borne illnesses, malnutrition, and mental health problems. As the Intergovernmental Panel …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rotary Club of Mukono-Namilyango made a significant impact at the annual Rotary Cancer Run, marking a milestone as it participated in the event for the first time since its recent charter. The club’s enthusiastic involvement was complemented by a community clean-up initiative in Seeta …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Friday announced that the second case of mpox had been confirmed in the country, pledging intensified surveillance to prevent further transmission. Deborah Barasa, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that the second case was identified from a long-distance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda officially launched the national ENOUGH Campaign, aimed at ending child hunger and malnutrition throughout Uganda on Wednesday August 21, 2O24 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. This initiative aligns with global and regional frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa Agenda 2063, …
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GENEVA | TASS | The new outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is not such a serious threat to European countries as the coronavirus pandemic was, Hans Kluge, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, said. “Mpox is not the ‘new COVID,’” he noted at a briefing. “We …
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Kampala, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE | Beyond the familiar foes Ugandans face such as malaria, HIV, and AIDS, a common but invisible enemy, cancer, has been on the prowl, silently stalking and slowly but steadily killing many. Cancer comes in different types as many as the drugs one must take …
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said mpox vaccination could start “in the coming days” as the number of cases surges across Africa. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, while addressing a special online media briefing Tuesday on the multi-country mpox …
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WHO has declared it a global health emergency ANALYSIS | C RAINA MACINTYRE | The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international …
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To mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues a call to stop the intensifying attacks on healthcare workers, hospitals and other health services, which often offer the only hope for saving the lives of people caught up in the horror of needless conflict. …
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Most noted are Antibiotics, antimalarial, and antihypertensive medicines ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 23% of medicines used in African medical facilities are either substandard or falsified. This includes medicines that do not meet quality specifications and are deliberately substandard or falsified and circulated in the market. Sadly, many substandard, …
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