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...
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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...
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...