The Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has called for a concerted effort amongst African countries to pay special attention to the most vulnerable people in the society who include women, children and the youth. He said financing for health was critical and there was need to efficiently use the limited available resources. Rugunda was speaking at […]
Female cancer survivors in the country are asking men to always be by their side during times of suffering and treating the disease to make them feel support by their loved ones. Speaking to Josephine Bamuwambye one of the cancer survivors, she revealed that many male spouses drop their wives when they discover that they are […]
President Yoweri Museveni urged elders in the fishing communities of Uganda to take a leading role in protecting the lakes from overfishing and the catching of immature fish because it has led to the depletion of stock and pledged to deploy the army to support them. “Lake Victoria is here but it’s a dead lake […]
A long time ago Before insulin was discovered in 1921 Diabetes Type 1 was a fatal disease – most patients would die within a few years of onset. Things have changed a great deal since then. You can lead a normal life If you have Type 1 and follow a healthy eating plan, do adequate […]
The ministry of health in Uganda is to partner with that of tourism to ensure that all bats in western region are killed. This follows reports from ecologists that the bats are carriers of Ebola and Marburg. According to the permanent secretary ministry of health Dr. Asuman Lukwago all bats in caves and forests will […]
This is a special edition of our health news briefing only focusing on some two of the most vulnerable categories of physical disability. That is persons with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. There are increasing cases of children born with spina bifida in Uganda ( a congenital disability), but many people even doctors and health […]
Depending on the location of the sac, a child may be weak in the limbs with abnormalities in the feet, may be unable to walk or may walk with difficulty. Due to nerve damage, children may lack sensation and feel pain in the body, especially the legs. Some children totally lose feelings below the […]
The ministry of health has started investigating a strange disease that broke out early this week in Mubende district. The outbreak has so far killed six people and affected 11 others in the district. The victims bleed from their noses and mouth and they feel as though something is walking in the insides of their […]
It is not yet over. Members of parliament behind the petition to recall parliament have decided to go to the constitutional court seeking legal interpretation on the withdrawal of signatures by the members who had appended signatures on the petition. Speaking to the press after a long closed door meeting the MPs say they have […]
The ministry of health has today officially declared Luwero district Ebola free. This means that the whole district currently does not have any Ebola case. The end of the Ebola outbreak followed the completion of 42 days of the post Ebola surveillance countdown period. Announcing the declaration In Luwero district the health minister Dr. Christine Ondoa […]