A UK patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant - in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV for 18 months and is no longer taking HIV
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High concentrations of hazardous metals have been found in a number of alcoholic spirits consumed in Uganda. The finding is a result of an intensive electronic analysis of samples of different spirits consumed by Ugandans. The scientific study was commissioned and conducted in a US Laboratory by Dr Olara
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By AFP For years, insecticide-soaked mosquito nets have helped dramatically lower malaria infections, but insecticide resistance has driven a search for alternatives and a new study may have uncovered one option. The weapon is a familiar one: an anti-malarial drug already used by humans to prevent them contracting the disease,
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dfcu Bank has today announced a contribution of Shs15m as one of the sponsors of the upcoming Transformational Leadership Forum and the Kirk Wallum Jazz concert slated for 7th March 2019. The contribution is towards fundraising efforts for the Rotary Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital which was constructed by Rotary
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There is a growing risk of having a heart attack during pregnancy and child birth as the number of expectant women with heart, complications surge both in Uganda and across the world. Although pregnancy carries some risk for all women, Medics from the Uganda Heart Institute say that the risk
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The Opposition have called for the closure of Kiruddu hospital until the issue of sewerage disposal is resolved by Government, arguing that keeping the hospital in the current state is likely to put lives of patients at risk. The call for the closure was made yesterday by the Shadow Minister
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The proposal by Government to issue promissory note to an Italian investor to a tune of USD379.71m (about Shs1.39 trillion) for the construction of an international specialized hospital in Lubowa along Entebbe road has irked a section of MPs. A promissory note is a financial instrument that contains a written
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Archbishop Stanley Ntagali has applauded President Yoweri Museveni on corruption fight, noting that he is let down by corrupt officials in key institutions like the health sector. “I thank the President (Museveni) for speaking against corruption. You find NMS (National Medical Stores) delivering drugs, but you’ll never find them in
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By xinhua The Rwandan Government has blacklisted 1,343 skin bleaching products containing high levels of hydroquinone, which exposes users to skin cancer, Health Minister Patrick Ndimubanzi has said. The issue of substandard skin bleaching products, which are especially popular, has been in the news recently after President Paul Kagame said
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The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has been certified to perform yellow fever regional reference lab functions in the Arbovirology department that supports yellow fever diagnostic surveillance. This makes UVRI the only certified Yellow fever reference laboratory in Eastern Africa and the second in the African Region, the other being
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