Tag Archives: health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A monthly activity to track the health of Members of Parliament and staff has been launched, with the intention to curb the sporadic rise of non-communicable diseases. Led by Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Representative, Col Victor Nekesa, the monthly activities will keep track …

Each week in Mulago hospital alone, Ssekabira said they operate on twenty and thirty children with various complications but many surgeries such as hernias are not urgently attended to as required because of the huge need for other life-threatening surgeries. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite advances in medical care …

The North African region is the only one of five Africa CDC regions that is currently non-operational Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Health experts have condemned what they described as a disconnect between North and Sub–Saharan Africa, which they say is hindering the development of a comprehensive health strategy for the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Computed Tomography Scan machine (CT Scan) at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) is lying idle due to the lack of personnel five months after its installation. The CT Scan machine is one of those that were delivered to the 14 regional referral hospitals by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will receive its first batch of Injection Anti-Retroviral Therapies (ARVs) used as prevention for individuals at high risk of HIV, next year. This has been revealed by Dr. Lisa Nelson, the Uganda Country Director for the US Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Nelson …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of ill health and death in South Africa, the country’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Friday during the 2023 World TB Day commemoration. “This is exacerbated by the fact that some TB patients do not complete their treatment …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The staff of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Gulu City is on the spot for misconduct, absenteeism, and unprofessionalism. This was discovered by the State House Health Monitoring Unit during a survey on health service delivery conducted at the hospital. The survey was headed by …

Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will on Wednesday start screening all individuals coming into the country through Uganda – Tanzania border following a confirmed case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in the neighboring country. Speaking to URN on Wednesday, Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Scientists have explained to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that developing a vaccine against COVID-19 will take a longer than earlier expected, given the different processes involved. The scientists appeared before the committee alongside officials from the former Ministry of Science, Technology …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Region Referral Hospital (GRRH) is struggling to manage and respond to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The EMS Unit at GRRH was established this year as a requirement by the health ministry but officials in the department say that they are faced with an acute shortage …