The foundation of team type 1 and Abbott Laboratories donated glucose meters and 12 million test strips to people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in Rwanda, on 16th January 2020. Glucose meters and test strips are medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose level in the blood. These are important tools to help people manage their glucose level […]
An outbreak of Lassa fever has been confirmed in Nigeria, 29 killed and 195 cases of the disease. According to the Nigerian authorities, a national emergency operations centre had been activated to coordinate the response “to the increasing number of Lassa fever cases” across the country Lassa fever is endemic to the West African country […]
China is working tooth and nail to control the spread of a deadly virus which was confirmed in Wuhan city china on 7 January2020. According to the virus is called “Coronavirus”, the virus is very deadly virus that kills a person within 7 days. The government has quickly responded to the out break by Constructing […]
The ministry of health has confirmed yellow fever outbreak in districts of Moyo Northern and Buliisa Western Uganda. The ministry has confirmed four cases; two victims are believed to be South Sudan nationals while the other two are Ugandan farmers. The disease outbreak was confirmed after samples from the victims were taken to the Uganda […]
Is it poor policies or desperation? Uganda has been a victim of dangerous chemicals, counterfeit and scam since time immemorial. From expired foodstuffs, to fake electronics not forgetting china phones era. And now this; Over 50,000 Ugandans have fallen prey of an “effective alternative healing.” for chronic illnesses like Ebola and Hiv. Get a few […]
A new drug has been manufactured to counter the unending woes of the malaria disease among Ugandans especially children in the rural areas. Scientists believe that the drug named “Pyramax” has the capacity to remain active in the body system for long period of time. The country manager of Shin Poong Pharm, a Korean company […]
Makerere university students developed the Wulira app to help people having hearing problems and also aid in preventing hearing loss. Wulira is an android mobile application that is used to assess hearing loss in at-risk patients and provide immediate reporting on results. The app is programmed to transmit a specific sound to test subjects and […]
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 […]
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited has received land from Ghana King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, to build a factory and manufacture HIV/Aids drugs in Ghana. The king’s decision was made upon the request of CIPLA chemicals chief executive, Mr Emmanuel Katongole, on the former’s first visit to the factory, to allow them to export drugs […]
The democratic republic of Congo has been hit by yet another Ebola outbreak just days after the termination of the previous one. Reports from the country indicated Ebola tracks in its conflict-torn east province of North Kivu. 20 people have been reported dead from the epidemic in the Beni region of North Kivu -which homes […]