Doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have successfully reattached the severed hand of 17-year-old Joseph Thairu from Kiambu County, the Standard Newspaper reports. Thairu's arm was accidentally cut off while cleaning a chaff cutter. He had just finished feeding their cows The highly delicate procedure lasted seven hours. It involved
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has impounded two tonnes of deadly used ladies' garments. However, there are concerns that used underwear spread diseases including skin infections. It is for that reason that officials have been toying with the idea of banning their importation. Although locally a decision is yet to
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has for the first time spoken out on the fake cancer drugs that have flooded the Ugandan market. This follows media reports that there are unscrupulous people or quacks who dupe cancer patients with fake concoctions that flush out cancer cells. In a statement sent
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MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, said it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1 billion fine it paid for its Nigerian business in the prior period, Bloomberg reports. The telecom giant which operates in many African countries including Uganda expects to report a profit
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You’ve long heard the warning that you should try to keep a consistent sleep schedule, waking up as close as possible to the same time every day, including weekends. But some recent research has found a slight exception to that rule, giving you permission to snooze past sunrise on leisurely
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Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has been named in shoddy deals that are threatening the heath sector. In their petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday at Parliament, pharmacy owners under their umbrella body, Uganda Pharmacy Owners Association (UPOA) want Parliament to have an immediate investigation and
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Kenya and India have made progress towards establishing a multi-billion shilling cancer hospital and oncology school that is expected to stem cases of ailing Kenyans travelling to the Asian country for treatment, reports Business Daily. According to Health Principal Secretary Julius Korir, the two countries are about to conclude and
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Adolescence now lasts from the ages of 10 to 24, although it used to be thought to end at 19, scientists say. Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. Changing the definition is vital
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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) allowed 575 unlicensed butchers to operate in the city, a report presented before the City Authority has revealed. The report was tabled by the Acting KCCA Public Health Director, Dr. Dickens Okello. The report shows that although the directorate l inspected 892 butchers last year,
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The medical authorities in Uganda have warned that blood transfusion supplies in the country are critically low. The blood bank facility in the capital Kampala is reported to be practically empty, with only about 100 units of blood available, rather than the thousand-plus units required every day. The head of
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