Is Community-Led Monitoring a Game Changer in Uganda’s HIV Response?
Implemented across 80 districts in Uganda today, Community Led Monitoring is a unique HIV/TB quality improvement approach that puts people living with and at high risk of HIV/TB who are the end service users at the forefront of influencing service quality from their individual experience.
https://mbararanews.co.ug/is-community-led-monitoring-a-game-changer-in-ugandas-hiv-response/
Global Cancer Burden on the Rise as Experts Warn of Tough Times Ahead
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is warning of tough times ahead as the global cancer burden continues to grow but the majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
https://mbararanews.co.ug/global-cancer-burden-on-the-rise-as-experts-warn-of-tough-times-ahead/
Rubaga Hospital pushes the government on organ transplant accreditation
Rubaga Hospital is ready to commence organ transplants once the government grants it the required accreditation. The hospital last year sought accreditation from the Ministry of Health but it is yet to be granted.
https://www.independent.co.ug/rubaga-hospital-pushes-government-on-organ-transplant-accreditation/
The government tasked to regulate rehabilitative care devices
Players in the health sector have called for greater regulation of assistive technologies in the country. There are fears that some of the devices being donated in the country are wrongly prescribed or do not meet the standards
https://www.independent.co.ug/government-tasked-to-regulate-rehabilitative-care-devices/
Your skin is a mirror of your health
Being the most visible of our organs, the skin also offers us a view into the body tissues that it protects. So don’t think of your skin merely aesthetically – think of it as a reflection of your health. Disorders of the gut, blood, hormones, and even the heart might first be seen on the skin in the form of a rash.
https://www.independent.co.ug/your-skin-is-a-mirror-of-your-health/
Angioedema: Gene therapy blocks painful hereditary disorder
Gene therapy has transformed the lives of people with a genetic disorder that causes painful and unpredictable swelling attacks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68164372
Richard Scolyer: Melanoma doctor’s high-stakes gamble to treat his brain cancer
Many brain cancers grow so rapidly that even a two-week delay in surgery could mean it’s too late to operate.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67870595
How safe are our children in swimming pools at school?
Drowning is a leading cause of death among toddlers.
