Many young girls in Uganda are dying due to abortion related complications Sixteen-year-old Loyce, a former secondary student in Mayuge district conceived during the lockdown last year. Scared and confused, Loyce decided to perform an abortion. Unfortunately, she developed sepsis and passed away seven days later. Her sister Mary Nabirye
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Non-essential shops and restaurants will be shut France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country's hospitals. All schools and non-essential shops will shut for four weeks, and a curfew will be in place from 19:00 to
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The U.K. reported 25 new cases of rare blood clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine, adding to the numbers that have caused some European countries to adopt precautionary measures. The fresh reports lift the total number of cases to 30 as of March 24, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
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Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng was vaccinated on March 10th. Her second jab is due for early May when the eight weeks interval elapses. On Wednesday, the Health Ministry gave the green light for the vaccination of Ugandans aged fifty years and above against COVID-19. However, as it opens
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In a photo shared on twitter, doctors at Texas hospital display the huge tumor picked from Cathy's back For five years, Cathy Kyomugisha slept in one position, lying on the stomach after developing a tumour that ate away her back, part of her spine and pelvis. She was diagnosed with
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A team of medics at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has successfully separated conjoined twins comprising one alive and one dead apart. The team led by Dr. Joseph Epodoi, the Consultant Surgeon, entered the theatre at 11:00am to conduct the complicated operation that lasted about five hours. The twin-girls were delivered last Saturday
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Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng The Ministry of Health has revealed plans to allow private hospitals to vaccinate Ugandans against COVID-19 to supplement Government efforts. The remarks were made by Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng while addressing journalists at Uganda Media Center today about the ongoing COVID-19 Vaccination exercise in the
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First Deputy Prime Minister, Moses Ali after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at Parliament. Moses Ali, Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister has laughed at Ugandans fearing to take COVID-19 vaccination, saying there are many killer ailments in the world and shouldn’t fear death from the vaccines. “Whether you are jabbed or not, there will
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NDA has lately been impounding fake and expired drugs The National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed down at least 73 drug outlets and impounded drugs worth Shs18.7m in Masaka region operations.The operation conducted in districts such as Kalungu, Masaka, Sembabule, Bukomansimbi, and Kyotera among other districts left over 73 out
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A new study by Makerere University-based bio-ethicists has found that the government erred regarding who should be given priority as initial beneficiaries of the COVID-19 vaccine.Launching preliminary findings of the survey in which scientists sought to establish ethical and social issues for vaccine priority setting and access on Friday, the
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