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WHO REPORT: Alcohol, drug use kill millions each year

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year are attributable to alcohol consumption. This number accounts for 4.7 per cent of all deaths and 0.6 million deaths that occur as a result of psychoactive drug use. Notably, …

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NDA closes 180 drug shops found operating illegally in West

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The National Drug Authority-NDA Western regional office has closed 180 drug shops found operating illegally. The drug shops were closed during the five days long operation covering the districts of Kyankwanzi, Kyenjonjo, ,Masindi, Kiryandongo, and Hoima. The operation was conducted between February 4th to February …

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WHO approves first African-manufactured malaria drug

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 …

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Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years

Five-year survival odds improve when women receive so-called induction chemotherapy before their standard treatment regimen, a new study suggests ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Giving chemotherapy to patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) before their standard treatment regimen boosts their five-year survival odds by 39 percent, a new study finds. “This …

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Your immune system makes own antiviral drug

And it’s likely one of the most ancient ANALYSIS | Neil Marsh | Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesise its own antiviral molecules in response to viral infections. My laboratory studies a …

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NDA confiscates coffee laced with erectile dysfunction drug

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L- coffee, which was being imported into the country as a nutritional supplement. While the sachet of L-Coffee shows that it’s a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and that it’s an energy …

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Multi drug resistant TB

Health experts warn on the use of herbs for treatment Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Health experts have warned against the use of herbal medicines in treating Tuberculosis (TB) which they say has contributed to the rise of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases in the country. While speaking at a media …

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100,000 Americans die from drug overdoses in 2022: CDC

Washington, USA | Xinhua | More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The year of 2022 was the deadliest on record for drug overdoses, which claimed the lives of an estimated 109,680 people, …

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