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Quality Chemicals Flags Off First Consignment Of Malaria Medicine To Rwanda

Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL) has flagged off the first consignment of anti-malarial drugs to Rwanda as part of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI). The company was awarded the PMI contract several months ago to manufacture and supply malaria treatments (Artemether Lumefantrine) to African countries and those outside Africa

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Fear As Gov’t Probes Cases of Severe Reaction to Measles/Rubella Vaccine

The Ministry of Health is investigating three cases of adverse immunization reactions following the recent Measles/Rubella immunization campaign. The cases, all from the same family, were immunized at a community vaccination post located in Kalagi.  But one of them passed away yesterday at the pediatric unit in Mulago National Referral

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SHOCKER! 85% Of Gov’t-owned Health Facilities Lack Latrines, Proper Sanitation

Uganda's speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has expressed her shock at news that 85% of the country's government health facilities lack latrines. Kadaga was speaking at the Uganda Parliamentary Symposium on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene where the shocking statistics were unveiled. "I've been shocked and saddened to learn that 85%

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