A total of 93 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the last four days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an average of more than 23 a day, a humanitarian agency has said. A record 27 cases were reported on Monday - more than double the previous record of
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says it needs Shs140bn to keep the city free from garbage. The Authority’s disclosure was made in the 2019/2020 ministerial policy statement for KCCA by the Presidential Affairs Committee in which MPs expressed concerns over the poor sanitation conditions in Kampala Capital City after taking
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Do you sit for long hours? Are you regularly on the road driving? Do you lack time to exercise regularly? Do you have back pain? The automatic massage bed at Mystique Massage Clinic in Wandegeya is the answer. According to Dr. Chris Kiggundu, a specialist in bones, the automatic massage
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None of the hospitals in Uganda is accredited to operate as an international facility, according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry notes that many hospitals deliberately refer to themselves as International to attract more clients. Dr. Jackson Amone, the Commissioner Integrated Curative Services, says there is no difference between hospitals
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The Ugandan Government has backtracked and halted the issuing of an investment license to an Israel firm, Together Pharma Limited that had secured land in Kasese to cultivate medical cannabis popularly known as marijuana on a commercial scale, Business Week reports. According to Evelyn Anite, Uganda’s State Minister for Investment,
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) "does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern any more, but it still has the potential to spread to neighbouring countries, the World Health Organisation has said. Latest data indicates a total of 1,206 confirmed and
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Uganda commemorated the World Health Day (WHD) under the national theme Multisectoral Action to Universal Health Coverage, with a strong appeal to all sectors to contribute to its attainment. This appeal was made by Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda's Minister of Health. “For us to achieve UHC we shall need a
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Government through the State Minister of Health, Primary Health Care, Joyce Moriku Kaducu (in featured photo) has confirmed the outbreak of measles in Uganda. The admission by Government followed a matter raised by Lawrence Akuguzibwe, the Mwenge North lawmaker, who informed Parliament on Tuesday that since January 2019, 16 children
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Ministry of Health has described Plascon’s anti-Mosquito paint as effective in eliminating mosquitoes in people’s homes. According to the Ministry PRO Nansamba Odira, the government is working closely with Plascon on this cause. "Several tests have been done and show the paint is effective. We are working together with Plascon,"
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Following the liberalization policy by government in the 1990’s, Rene industries, a pharmaceutical plant was founded in 1996 and currently is one of the leading in the industry producing about 90 various pharmaceutical products on the market. Their products range encompasses various therapeutic categories which include; Anti-allergic, Anti-amoebic, Antibacterial,Antibacterial, Anti-fungal,
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