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EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE: WHAT EVERYONE MUST KNOW AND DO Pregnant women who get acute Ebola and recover from the disease may still carry the virus in breastmilk, or in pregnancy-related fluids and...

Two health workers have Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Its outbreak was declared in Uganda’s district of Mubende on September 20, 2022, (as of October 2nd, 2022) succumbed). The country continues...

Airline passengers arriving in the US from Uganda will be routed through five airports for Ebola screening All US-bound airline passengers who have been in Uganda 21 days before their arrival will be...

Organizations launch campaign to fight tetanus “On July 27, a mother lost two children aged 13 and 15 to tetanus at Kibuli Hospital. The two stepped on broken glass while playing,” Mr. Mwehonge said....

HEPS and partners launch the Stop Tetanus Campaign This campaign is inspired by the recurrent preventable deaths resulting from Tetanus despite the government’s tireless vaccination efforts...

China approves inhaled Covid vaccine  China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine. Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a harmless...

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 600 mln: WHO The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 600 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO)...

People on low pay suffer brain damage Can earning less money, year after year, take a toll and negatively affect our brains and memory? Unfortunately, that answer may be yes, according to new...

WHO experts back second Covid booster for most at risk The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) says following initial vaccination, typically consisting of two doses, and an...

Experts Call for Increase Heath Sector Financing Palliative care advocates have urged the government to increase the amount of money donated to the health sector. This then will enable the health...

Court exonerates health workers Court, however, in a strange twist of events and in total disregard of this report exonerated the health workers and ordered the relatives of the deceased to pay the...

Protests as ARV drugs shortage hits Uganda Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) have raised concern over the shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in hospitals in the last six months, specifically the...