Category: HEALTH
Drone firm in talks with Uganda on medical supply delivery deal
KAMPALA, Uganda A drone service firm is in talks with the Ugandan government on a deal…
Shs400m health centre ward construction stalls
MOYO, Uganda The construction of the Out Patient Department (OPD) ward at Eria Health Centre IV…
Uganda: Health Ministry investigates measles-rubella vaccine side effects
KAMPALA, Uganda Ministry of Health is investigating two cases of children who developed serious skin problems…
Malawi’s maternity clinics rival rich countries
MALAWI The founder of a Malawian maternity clinic for poor women says it has set a…
Lesotho Ebola simulation causes panic
LESOTHO A simulation exercise in which people pretended a woman with Ebola entered Lesotho has caused…
WHO approves world’s-first Ebola vaccine
DRC In a major step in the fight against Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
More Ebola patients being treated in DR Congo
How health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fighting mistrust and fear to treat…
Mobile camel clinic providing healthcare to Kenyan nomads
KENYA Nomadic communities in Kenya, including the Samburu, Maasai and Turkana peoples, traverse large areas of…
Uganda: Dr Atwine indicted over Shs6 billion fraud
KAMPALA, Uganda Dr. Diana Atwine, the Health Ministry’s permanent secretary and Mr. Ronald Ssegawa, the undersecretary…
Museveni lauds MUK researcher on Ebola, Marburg viruses’ test kit
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Dr. Misaki Wayengera, a Researcher at Makerere University…
Mulago Hospital surgically corrects 11-year-old girl to live as boy
KAMPALA, Uganda The Endocrinology Clinic of Mulago Hospital has successfully operated an 11-year-old child to help…
Central African countries optimistic about halving deaths from malaria, but major challenges remain
ABUJA, Nigeria Central African countries surveyed in new opinion study believe that halving malaria deaths is…
African health Ministers move to halt Ebola threat
Africa Health Ministers and senior immigration officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the…
Uganda: Busia residents drink camel urine to treat diseases
BUSIA, Uganda Residents in the remote village of Arubaine in Busia Municipality have resorted to drinking…
Uganda: 23 illegal veterinary drug shops closed
NORTHERN-UGANDA National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed at least 23 veterinary drug shops in northern Uganda…
Uganda: Buvuma residents flee homes to evade Measles-Rubella vaccination
BUVUMA, Uganda Authorities in the island district of Buvuma have launched a hunt for leaders of…