Tag Archives: children

Ensuring that children and adolescents have access to quality mental health services is a moral imperative and investment in the future Athens, Greece | Xinhua | A new program launched by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe in cooperation with the Greek government on Monday will place the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Health Committee have made a case for the need to allow vaccination of children in schools, where parental consent is unavailable. In a discussion with private school proprietors on Tuesday, 15 March 2022, MPs noted that it is inconsiderate to let …

  COMMENT | HELEN CLARK & DR TEDROS ADHAMON GHEBREYESUS |  As societies, we are failing to protect children and families from the marketing of products that undermine their health and development. One of the most egregious examples of this is the aggressive promotion of commercial milk formula for babies …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduced the risk of Omicron infection among children aged 5 to 15, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. Children and adolescents aged 5 to 15 were tested for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persistent flu and cough among school going children is not related to COVID-19, the Ministry of Health has revealed, saying it’s a seasonal type of influenza that is still being studied. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health and Incident Commander told URN in an interview …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Beni Garrison Military Court has handed a death sentence to a man after pleading guilty to recruiting children into the ranks of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. Jonathan Kasereka Malamu, a resident of Eringeti in Beni territory, North Kivu Province appeared before the Beni …

    Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A consortium of six child rights organisations called Joining Forces, has launched a nine-month social behavioural change campaign aimed at reducing physical violence against children. With support from the European Union, the multimedia campaign will target parents and caregivers, enabling them to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Ugandan authorities plan to start vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 years against Covid-19, experienced medical experts continue to disagree with the move, urging authorities to drop the idea. “I’m completely against vaccinating healthy children against COVID-19,” Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, a qualified medical doctor working …

JR-15 semi-automatic rifle for children is modelled on the AR-15 style Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S.-based gun manufacturer has unveiled a semi-automatic rifle for children modelled on the AR-15 style, the New Delhi-based television news channel NDTV recently reported. “The gun dubbed the JR-15 is being marketed by maker WEE1 Tactical …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have expressed concern over the increase in cases of infanticide and child murders. Statistics at Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) indicate that for the last three years, there has been a gradual increase in incidents of killing infants, toddlers, and children. Although CID …