The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has revealed that 100 Ugandans get infected with HIV/AIDs on a daily basis, a trend that has put Uganda’s annual new infections to 72,000. The revelation was made by Nelson Musoba, Director General Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) while appearing before Parliament’s Committee on HIV and
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Uganda has previously been hit with deadly diseases like Ebola Residents hailing from Namutumba district are living in fear after reports emerged that a strange disease has claimed lives of seventy children within one month. The revelation was made by Paul Akamba, the Busiki County MP, during the plenary sitting
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HIV was no longer detected in the patient's body after Cord Blood Treatment A patient in the United States of America has become the first woman and the third person ever to be cured of HIV, after receiving a transplant of umbilical cord blood in a novel treatment technique. The
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Former Minister, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye The former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye has faulted scientists for providing inadequate information to President Yoweri Museveni regarding the development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Tumwesigye says that the inadequate information given to the President has caused anxiety among
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By Dr Wahome Karanja, Kenya When Covid-19 struck, there was great concern that healthcare facilities around the world would be overwhelmed. The predictions for Africa were particularly dire. Fortunately, we didn’t witness the kind of devastation anticipated. But that doesn’t mean our healthcare systems didn’t suffer – often experiencing
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HIV drugs. A more HIV drugs. A more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV has been discovered Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Monday. The new strain,
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A CiplaQCIL staff donating blood To address the growing blood deficit in Uganda, Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL), together with the Rotary Mengo Blood Bank, have launched the Hope in Every Drop campaign, targeting all eligible blood donors. Uganda collects an average of 220,000 units of blood annually against the World
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) is planning to start immunizing children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19. Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines were initially approved for use in adults aged 18-years and above, an increasing number of vaccines are now also being authorized for use in children. So far,
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A Patient Sleeping on the floor at the UCI adult ward Lying on the floor in the corridor of the Uganda Cancer Institute, Resty Nakabito writhes in pain with a drip attached to her wrist. She lies still as she stares up in the air. She is sleeping on a
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Sarah Opendi, UWOPA Chairperson The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have called for the increased funding to the health sector to curb the increasing cases of maternal mortality rates in the country, saying the meager funding has put lives of expectant mothers at risk. While addressing journalists at Parliament, Sarah
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