Participants Failing HIV Prevention Study
A study that meant to establish whether the daily use of oral Tenofovir, oral Truvada and a daily 1 percent...
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News Health Centre Abandoned Over Shoddy Work
Health workers in Rakai have abandoned newly constructed staff quarters citing shoddy work. The abandoned building was constructed at Kirumba...
Medical Council set to hear Case Of Mother Who Bled to Death in Rubaga Hospital
The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council has started hearing a case in which a 35 year old mother and...
7 Risky Exercises and Better Bets
Who has time to waste on ineffective, risky exercises? Not you. So ditch these seven moves that may not deliver...
Cholera Outbreak Kills 3 In Arua
At least three people have been confirmed dead and more than 20 others hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in Terego...
Youth Organisation Wants Narcotics Control Bill 2007 Recalled
A drug Ring Busted Last year The Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) is calling on Parliament to seek a recall...
Rubella Virus Outbreak Reported In Hoima
An outbreak of Rubella virus has been confirmed in Kyabigambire Sub County, Hoima district. The outbreak reported last week in...
Menstrual Sanitation Still a Challenge to Girl Child Education
Sophia Klumpp (left) with some of the beneficiaries of her project As the International Women’s day approaches on 8th March...
Fears As Scientists Push For GM Crops To Control Viruses
Scientists and some government officials have disagreed with civil society activists over the use of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties...
UHRC Seeks Amendments In HIV/AIDS Bill 2010
Workers MP Sam Lyomoki The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) is seeking an amendment of the prevention and control of...
Abortion On The Riise In Teso
Minister of Health DR Christine-On The rising number of unsafe abortions in Teso region is worrying medical workers at Soroti regional referral...
Health Workers’ Shortage Affecting Maternal Health Project
The lack of adequate health workers is affecting the implementation of Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) project in Kyenjojo district....
Sanitation Gets Negligible Budget – Dr. Mungherera
Dr. Margaret Mungherera, the President of the Uganda World Medical Associations The Sanitation sector is poorly funded. Dr. Margaret Mungherera,...
Sitting For Long Hours Causes, Diabetes, Hypertension
Sitting for more than four hours can lead to chronic diseases A new study says that sitting for more than...
UHRC Blasts Masaka Hopsital Over ID Policy
Dr. Florence Tugumisirize, Masaka Hospital director who is under fire over the new policy The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)...
Do More To Contain HIV, Ondoa Urges District Leaders
Minister of Health DR Christine-Ondoa The minister for health Christine Ondoa has asked district leaders in Kabarole to do more...
District Diverts HIV Cash
People living with HIV/Aids in Ntoroko district are desperate for treatment following the diversion of funds meant for the Home...
Health Ministry Failing To Attract Senior Officers
Dr Asuman Lukwago, the Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary The staff recruitment exercise carried out by the Ministry of health has...
Women Turning to Traditional Healers for Reproductive Health services
Minister of Health DR Christine-Ondoa Women are constantly turning to traditional healers for their reproductive health needs, where modern medical...
Hepatitis E Cases Increase In S. Sudan Refugee Camps – UN
The United Nations refugee agency said today that it is seeing a large number of Hepatitis E cases in refugee...