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Suspected pneumococcal meningitis kills four in Terego

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Four people have succumbed to suspected pneumococcal Meningitis in two villages of Ojia and Ediofe in Terego County, Arua district. The disease is a life-threatening infection that causes inflammation of the layers that surround the brain and spinal cord.  The infection occurs when the bacteria …

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New tool to track HIV infection rates

It’s cheap and accurate Kampala, Uganda | SIKHULILE MOYO | A critical part of reaching zero new HIV infections by 2030 – as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal aims to do – is to be able to track accurately when specific high risk groups become infected with the virus. This …

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