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 ministry for health warned health workers in West Nile against selling drugs meant for testing and vaccinating people against Hepatitis B. The warning came after Moyo woman MP Ann Auru told parliament that some health workers in her district are charging people shs 3000 to carry out tests on them about this disease. However, health […]
Countries like America, United Kingdom and South Africa where many Ugandans migrate to get odd jobs are worried after researches revealed that 45% of the Ugandan youths wherever they are live on drugs and alcohol. This is contained in the research findings collected by Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL). The programmes director of UYDEL, […]
It seems the sky is the only limit for Uganda now. We have been told by senior sources in Uganda government that the United States of America and the Republic of China are in talks with Kampala government to start buying HIV/AIDS drugs in Uganda. Uganda currently is one of the countries in the […]
The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has struck off the charge of supplying restricted drugs off the charge sheet in the case against Adam Suleiman Kalungi. This is after lawyers representing Kalungi, the key suspect in the death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda raised queries over the charge sheet. Led by Mcdusman Kabega and Yunus Kasirivu, […]
The Public Accounts Committee of parliament has dismissed officials from Ministry of Health after presenting contradictory statements over the recovery of Gavi funds. The officials led by the Permanent Secretary Dr Asuman Lukwago had appeared before the Committee to respond to the Auditor General’s report of 2009/10. They presented two documents; one referring to former […]
Public Accounts committee has observed that expired drugs had been used by Gulu hospital to treat patients. The committee chaired by Terego county member of parliament Kassiano Wadri Ezat while meeting officials from Gulu hospital led by the hospital director Dr.Nathan Onyaki noted that Gulu hospital drugs got expired in the financial year 2009/10 due […]
The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee is concerned over the increasing theft and disappearance of Government drugs from the National Medical Stores, which has often been blamed for the shortage of drugs in Hospitals. The Committee chaired by Terego County MP Kassiano Wadri discovered that a lot of drugs disappear on the way calling for an […]
It seems Uganda is no longer the pearl of Africa. Uganda, the country preparing to celebrate her 50 years of independence is still ruined by diseases, corruption, embezzlement, human rights abuse and lack of drugs in hospitals. For example we have just received shocking information that over 80 Hepatitis B patients in Uganda have […]
Our news desk since last year has written over 1000 stories on health. As a result, hundreds of our readers sent feed back to us asking a number of questions concerning different health issues. Like Aisha, a resident of Dodoma, in Tanzania. She wanted to know whether it is true that some drugs cause ulcers. […]