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...
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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...
Right To Health Yet To Be Realized In Uganda
Women and children at a health centre. failure to attend antenatal is costing many women their lives Victims seeking justice...
HIV Prevention Messages in Need of Refocusing
Prof Vinand Nantulya Chairman Uganda Aids Commision The national effort for prevention campaigns against HIV/AIDS is in need of refocusing....
Disabled children in Ntoroko being left out of education programmes.
Unlike in other districts which have special needs classes for children with disabilities, in Ntoroko there is no single primary...
Report More On Preventive Health Care – Journalists Urged
Health journalists have been urged to focus their reporting on preventive health care, as more emphasis is currently placed on...
Abortion Sucks 37.8 billion out of Health Budget Annually
inister of Health DR Christine-Ondoa The Ugandan health sector spends 37.8 billion shillings annually (about $ 130 million) in Post...
NMS To Routinely Quantify Expired Drugs
Drugs at the National Medical Store. The National Medical Stores (NMS) has resolved to have a monthly routine of quantifying...
Pharmacists Nabbed With Banned, Expired Drugs
some of the counterfeit drugs Drug Inspectors from the National Drug Authority (NDA) say that some pharmacies are still selling...
Despite Ban, FGM Persists In Uganda
Some of the tools used during the practice Female Genital Mutilation still persists in areas of Karamoja and Kapchorwa despite...
Prolonged TV Viewing Linked To Lower Sperm Count
Men who spend more time watching TV with less exercise have lower sperm count Men who do little exercise and...
Chewing Gum Boosts The Brain’s Activity And Alertness
It is rare for Manchester United Coach Sir Alex Ferguson to appear on the touch line without gum It’s a...
15 Gulu Pupils Succumb To Nodding Disease
Victims of the Nodding disease The nodding disease has claimed the lives of 15 pupils of Aromo-wang-lobo Primary School in...
Scientists On The Verge Of Discovering TB Vaccine
"After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections," according...
Binge Drinking Increases The Risk Of Diabetes
Drinking too much alcohol disrupts insulin-receptor signaling inflaming the Brain's hypothalamus Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk...
Drug Authority To Accredit Hospitals
Gordon Sematiko, the NDA Executive Director The National Drug Authority (NDA) is set to accredit public hospitals to ensure they...
Vegetables Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease By 32%
including Vegetables on one's diet can held reduce the risk of heart risk Ditching meat and fish in favour of...
‘First Cut’ May Predict Future Sexual Satisfaction
Research conducted by Matthew Shaffer, a doctoral psychology student at UT and C. Veronica Smith, an assistant psychology professor at...