WHO warns of falsified Augmentin | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that fake versions of the antibiotic Augmentin have been discovered in Uganda and Kenya. The genuine drug is sold by GlaxoSmithKline but the packaging of the falsified drugs says it is manufactured by SmithKline …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the children who were hospitalized with severe pneumonia received treatment for the wrong type of pneumonia. A study that involved nearly 10,000 children in seven African and Asian countries found that children had the viral type and not the bacterial one that …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Sunday that excellent basic healthcare that would prevent easily treatable but deadly conditions was achievable even in Africa’s poorest nations. “The good news about health is that by spending modest amounts on the prioritised areas, you can get phenomenal benefits,” …
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Paris, France | AFP | Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at raising awareness of the biggest infectious killer of infants worldwide. While in the developed world the severe lung infection mainly affects the elderly, in developing …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Grace Matsiko A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other. The idea came to Olivia Koburongo, 26, after her grandmother fell ill, and …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has cancelled campaign engagements after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The 68-year-old fell ill at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and appeared to lose her footing as she was helped into her vehicle. …
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By Ronald Musoke Experts say scaling up pneumonia interventions plus innovative diagnostic technologies are key to containing the disease Jane vividly remembers the day her first child died sometime back. After a motorcycle ride in cold weather one evening, she realized that her baby had started developing a breathing problem. …
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By Pearl Natamba Health minister to launch programme as part of Africa Vaccination Week A little baby boy coughs like he is about to lose his breath and die. His mother grows more desperate and weary as she struggles to comfort the coughing boy. The mother and son are lying …
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Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| As the world marks World Pneumonia Day on Nov. 12, Malaria Consortium, an international public health non-profit is urging the Ugandan government to scale up life-saving community-based interventions to further bring down infant mortality and ensure child survival in the country. According to the NGO, Pneumonia …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Odeke| The former eighth Member of Parliament for Erute North in Lango Hon. John Odit is dead. The late Odit shall be highly remembered for his immense role in unearthing the dirt in NSSF that led to the resignation of Chandia Jamwa. He was one of the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
