Dr. Shamim Nabuuma, Founder of Chil Group Chil Group, a leader in health and hygiene innovation, has announced a new partnership with Reckitt, the company behind trusted brands; Dettol, Harpic, JIK and many others. Chil Group’s collaboration with Reckitt began in 2023 when Reckitt through its WINFUND program which it co- founded with
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Experts have called for increased funding to end malaria related deaths especially among children and pregnant mothers. The call was led by Jane Irene Nabakooza, Senior Medical Officer and Technical Lead for Malaria Chemo-prevention and Vaccines at the Ministry of Health, during a Press Briefing held at Parliament, ahead of the
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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero (pictured) has revealed that Dei Bio Pharma company, is set to start exporting drugs outside Uganda at the end of this year after receiving approvals from National Drug Authority. Government has so far injected over Shs723Bn taxpayers money into the
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Dr. Herbert Luswata, the President of the Uganda Medical Association Healthcare providers have expressed concern over a move by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to start taxing consultants and medical specialists who are part-time in private hospitals as full-time employees. In a notice seen by our reporter, the tax body asks
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Activists attending the ongoing International AIDS Conference in Munich Germany have asked the manufacturer of injection Lenacapavir (LEN) which was recently proven to be safe and highly effective at preventing HIV to reduce its prices to make it affordable for all. The drug which is manufactured by a US Company
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Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) which provide the world’s
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Joyce Tibaijuka and Moses Bindeeba persons Living With HIV addressing Journalists in Mbarara City during the Media training by UAC Health experts in Mbarara City have expressed concern that people living with HIV in care are dropping out. The HIV focal person in Mbarara City, Dorcus Twinabaitu, says that many young
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İlyas BENVENISTE, the ACIBADEM Business Development Director, Mehmet Fatih AK, the Ambassador of Türkiye, Nasura Tiperu, Uganda’s Ambassador to Turkiye and Levent Serdar DERVIŞOĞLU, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Uganda in Istanbul cut officially open the Kampala Office. ACIBADEM, a leading medical group in the private healthcare sector
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Officials from Uganda Cancer Institute led by Dr Orem (Left) Uganda Cancer Institute has rejected appeals by MPs to end charges on patients seeking for services on the private wing, saying the revenue collected from such patients is used for maintenance of equipment since the money provided by Government for
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Annette Nakiyaga Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Robin Bairstow, CEO I&M Bank Uganda officially hand over the donated items to Dr Andrew Ssekitoleke, CEO Nsambya Hospital and Assumpta Nabawanuka, Clinical Director at Nsambya Hospital. I&M Bank Uganda demonstrated its commitment to maternal health and women’s empowerment by donating 500
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