HEALTH

MDGs Debate: Whose Millennium Development Goals

By Pascal Kwesiga Ugandans like many people in different parts of the world are gearing up for the 2015 target…

10 years ago

Call for Innovations to fighting Ebola -A Grand Challenge for Development

Across West Africa, Ebola-related deaths are on the rise. Experts estimate that this devastating virus--which claims more than 50 percent…

10 years ago

Signs and symptoms of Marburg virus

Marburg virus causes hemorrhagic fevers — illnesses marked by severe bleeding (hemorrhage), organ failure and, in many cases, death. The…

10 years ago

How Marburg virus is caused

Marburg virus has been found in monkeys, chimps and fruit bats in Africa. Experts suspect the virus is transmitted to…

10 years ago

Ministry of Health confirms Marburg outbreak in Uganda

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the outbreak of a Marburg case in Uganda. This initial case follows laboratory tests…

10 years ago

The World Health Organization says Ebola is an international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency. WHO officials…

10 years ago

Happy people live longer than pessimists

A famous study of the writing of nearly 180 nuns found that 90% of those with inherent positive emotions in…

10 years ago

Tips for preserving a healthy mind

Mental health is a complex subject-- it's hard to define and difficult to grasp all the different aspects of mental…

10 years ago

HIV prevention and control Bill passed

Health rights activists have asked President Yoweri Museveni not to assent to the just passed HIV/AIDS prevention and control bill.…

10 years ago

Too much iron from meat may raise heart risks

Eating, chicken, meat is looked at fashionable to many university students but scientists have found that the iron in red…

10 years ago

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