How Telemedicine and Telehealth can Improve Healthcare Services

How Telemedicine and Telehealth can Improve Healthcare Services

Distance and travel time between patients and care providers can limit access to better healthcare. Fortunately, with technological advancements like telemedicine and telehealth, one  can overcome geographic barriers to healthcare services, especially for specialized health care providers. Just like online-counseling, telemedicine can be particularly beneficial for patients in medically under-served communities and those in rural […]

Heart Attacks During Christmas Eve

According to the health research carried  out in  Sweden, Christmas Eve is the worst day of the year for heart attacks, researchers found, with risk rising nearly 40 percent. More specifically, research showed that most heart attacks hit around 10 p.m. that day. The observational study analyzed the timing of 283,014 heart attacks reported to […]

Changing Rooms: A motivation for Girls to Stay at School

Changing Rooms: A motivation for Girls to Stay at School

When Nancy (name changed for privacy) got pregnant in 2015 her life turned into a nightmare. The 16 year old had  dropped out from primary five at a school in Kamuli district because of poor menstrual hygiene management. Nancy’s father became furious and disappointed in her on learning of her pregnancy though she had stopped […]

When University Students Need a Therapist

When University Students Need a Therapist

Many high school students think life at campus is one of the best one can ever enjoy during the education journey but this has never been true for all university students. A number of University students are faced with emotional health issues and mental disorders that negatively affect their academic performance. According to a study done by Nsereko […]

Government to increase verification fees on imported medicines

Government to increase verification fees on imported medicines

The Ministry of Health, under the presidential investor Round Table has been tasked to support domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in doing business in Uganda. This is to be realized through the implementation of  12% Verification fee on selected imported medicines. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of Uganda says that this action will attract more pharmaceutical manufactures […]

How safe are the 'safe days' in a girl's menstrual cycle

How safe are the 'safe days' in a girl's menstrual cycle

One thing I know is that girls only know they are safe after having their periods, but for how many days -many of them don’t know, Susan Amuge, a Comprehensive Nurse says. She blames this to reluctance in finding right information. What I know is that Ugandans/Africans hardly visit health facilities for such information, although many girls prefer […]

HEALTH: Why it's unhealthy to be stressed

HEALTH: Why it's  unhealthy to be stressed

With the hustle and bustle of a normal Ugandan life, several people have to deal with frustrations that culminate into stress. Prolonged periods of stress – due to money and work, for example – can inhibit the immune system and even lead to weaker bones. But there is even a harder truth to take. Most […]

Ministry of health launches sickle cell testing campaign at Makerere university

Ministry of health launches sickle cell testing campaign at Makerere university

The Ministry of Health has launched the sickle cell campaign aimed at curbing the high prevalence rates in the country. Dubbed ‘Break the silence’,  the campaign is meant to create awareness about the threat in the country. The Minister of state for primary health care Hon Sarah Opendi during the launch at Makerere University highlighted […]