The Ministry of Health is to start the countrywide in door spraying of DDT in July 2010 as the government of Uganda goes ahead with the controversal decision to spray the dangerous chemical to kill equally dangerous anophlese mosquitoes which cause malaria, the leading killer disease in Uganda. The ministry says the spraying of DDT is aimed […]
The Uganda Woman Member of Parliament for APAC district in Northern Uganda, Betty Amongi has called upon the various cultural institutions in Uganda to step up their efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Betty Amongi told Members of parliament in Kampala that it is not just enough for cultural institutions to streamline prevention of HIV/AIDS in […]
Makerere University Department of Public Health Don Dr. Elizeus Rutebemberwa has revealed that by 2025 Uganda’s economy will be reduced by up to 39 percent due to the increased prevalence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda. HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Uganda have stagnated causing worries among the various stakeholders especially the civil society, the government and donors. Dr. Rutebemberwa […]
The representative of the Parliament of Uganda in Parliamentarians Take Action for Maternal and Newborn Health organisation, Hon. Sylvia Sinabulya has said that only 42 percent of women in Uganda get the assistance of skilled health workers during delivery of babies. Sinabulya who is also the Member of parliament for Mityana district told the Parliamentary […]
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has issued new health warnings to be displayed on cigarette packets with effect from September 1st, 2010. The new messages will appear on all sides of cigarette packets. They will read as follows: “Cigarete smoking causes lung cancer, heart diseases and death.” On the front the warnings […]
Three Ministry of Health officials accused neglecting their duties have filed their defence and denied their allegations. Appearing before the Anti corruption court judge, Paul Mugamba today, the trio including the national director of the malaria control programme, Dr. Richard Ndyomugyenyi, his deputy Dr. Myers Lugemwa and an administrator in the same unit Chebet Martin […]
The Global Fund has released 20 miliion US dollars to Uganda to be used in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The money has a come at a time when Uganda is experiencing increased cases of new infections. In Uganda over 300,000 people are in need of ARVs which they are unable to access. The director general […]
The government of Uganda has moved to support a provision in the proposed HIV/AIDS bill criminalizing the intentional spread of HIV/AIDS. The bill proposes tough penalties including life imprisonment for convicts of intentional spread of the virus. Government had earlier opposed the provision in the private members’ bill, which has received wide criticism from […]
Ultimate Media Health experts from East Africa have expressed concern over the high incidences of cervical cancer in the region and Africa in general. The region according to health statistics is leading on the continent, with mortality rate at 34.6% per 100,000 people diagnosed. Speaking at the ongoing East African Medical Expo, a Consultant […]
Ultimate Media The latest maternal mortality survey in Uganda indicates that about 14 women die daily around the country due to reproductive complications which include pregnancy and child birth. The year has 365/6 days. This means about 5124 women die annually in Uganda due to reproductive complications. The Millennium Development Goal number five aims […]