Health & Medical

Coronavirus Cases in Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia

Coronavirus Cases in Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia

Health Ministries of Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia have confirmed the first cases of Coronavirus in their countries, BBC reports. The patient in Morocco is a Moroccan man living in Italy, the Reuters news agency reports, and he is receiving treatment at a hospital in Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco. His health condition is not […]

Should gene-editing be approved for its means or end

Should gene-editing be approved for its means or end

The notion of gene editing has taken phase to maybe advanced thoughts of people who may not be following progress in science and technology, what Bioethicists refers to as bio-technology. Many of us may have probably heard or known about stories of DNA tests that aim at creating identity. This identity is geared to find […]

Chinese medical community adopts robots as medical assistants,Coronavirus

Chinese medical community adopts robots as medical assistants,Coronavirus

Due to the rapid spread of   coronavirus among people in Chine, hospitals in china have deployed Robots to the Frontlines of Hospitals. Robots are deployed with an aim to curb the spread of the virus and to reduce the risk of infecting medical personnel. According to  the local media, robots are  deployed  in city […]

Uganda health officials continue to place Ebola treatment centers on the congo boarders

Uganda health officials continue to place Ebola  treatment centers on the congo boarders

Its Evident that the threat of Ebola has calmed down in the United States and West Africa in the last two years, the disease continues to ravage parts of the African continent and Uganda has opened two Ebola treatment centers along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to help combat it. According to […]

Health Minister denies Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Health Minister denies Ebola outbreak in Uganda

The government of Uganda through State Minister for Health and General Duties, Sarah Opendi, has denied reports of Ebola outbreak  in the country. Earlier reports had indicated that there has been an outbreak in Mubende district, located in central Uganda. “We would like to inform the public that there is no Ebola outbreak in Mubende District […]

Uganda yet to win battle against tobacco use

Uganda yet to win battle against tobacco use

As the world prepares to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on Thursday, Uganda is striving to fight against the use of the substance which is a source of income to some people and yet a drain to the economy in terms health care. World Health Organization (WHO) in a statement issued on Wedneday May 30, […]

Nakaseke MP decries shortage of ARVs in district

Nakaseke  South MP, Luttamaguzi Semakula, has asked the Ministry of Health to intervene in the scarcity of Arvs and septrine at Nakaseke hospital. Luttamaguzi while presenting a matter of national importance noted that more than 600 patients have been affected in the area with the doctors advising them to buy them from the black market. […]

Government apologies for delay in releasing nodding disease funds

Government apologies for delay in releasing nodding disease funds

Government has apologized for the delay in releasing the approved funds for treatment and management of nodding disease. The minister of State for Planning, David Bahati made the apology after the MP for Tochi County, Peter Okot, raising the matter on the floor of parliament. Bahati said that the Ministry of Finance is to sign […]

29% Kigezi women prefer giving birth from their homes

29% Kigezi women prefer giving birth from their homes

29% of women in Kigezi region still prefer to give birth from their homes at the expense of giving birth from health facilities, according to the statistics released today by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. The statistics released by George Kawage, a senior statistician with Uganda Bureau of Statistics, during the dissemination seminar of findings […]

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