A new report shows that youth demand for the lowering of the age consent for HIV/AIDS testing for the young generation. This was revealed by the young people in the base line survey conducted in Luwero and Nakasongola districts by the community health Alliance Uganda on top of other districts in Buganda and Busoga under the […]
At least 570 young girls are infected with HIV in Uganda according to the latest findings by a United Nations report. The findings is a set back to the country’s efforts to curb the scourge that has claimed thousands of lives since it was first discovered in the early 80’s. It is also more scaring […]
The outgoing United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) representative to Uganda Musa Bangudu says that 95 % of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS are on antiretroviral treatment. He made the revelation while visiting the speaker of parliament Rebeca Kadaga at parliament. He also revealed that the number of babies catching the HIV/AIDS has reduced by 86% in Uganda. […]
Residents in Mukono municipality have more reason to smile following the Rotary Club of Kampala constructing a modern health facility to cater for their health needs. The hospital worthy over Uganda shillings 400 million will go a long way in supplementing government efforts on improving health delivery in the country. Ranked the third best in […]
The Uganda Non Communicable Disease Alliance (UNCDA) a local NGO and umbrella body for organizations that advocate for non communicable diseases is urging government to expeditiously have in place a policy on non communicable diseases to help facilitate smooth handling of these killer diseases and also give a better life to Ugandans who are always […]
Following the declaration that now they are free from Ebola but still under investigations, Guinea has pledged to use similar systems Uganda uses in the fight against outbreaks. Guinea and Sierra leone were worst hit by the Ebola outbreaks where 0ver 11000 died and Uganda under the WHO arrangements sent experts to handle the curbing of […]
As a result of poor sanitation and low water cover in the country, Uganda loses 177 Million dollars every year to poor sanitation. This was revealed at a meeting where government and development partners launched the water and sanitation media awards for 2016 at hotel Africana in Kampala. The director water development in the ministry of […]
Scientists have come up with a new formulation of drug that will be taken by children affected with HIV/AIDS known as Lopinavir/ritonavir which is in form of pallets and will replace the one which has been administered to children. The initiative is geared towards improving and solving the burden of swallowing bitter liquid drugs by HIV […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga says that government should respond to her demand for the purchase of boat ambulances for islands on many water bodies. Kadaga says that there are a number of island communities which have no access to medical facilities due to lack boats on the islands. She noted that this will also […]
The minister of Health Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye says that government should have an intervention to cut on the number of health experts running abroad for better pay. Dr. Tumwesigye says that the ministries of public service and finance should speed up the law establishing the salaries remuneration board that will remunerate health experts in a better […]