Mountains of the Moon University in Fort Portal has committed over four acres of land for construction of a regional heart center. The university’s offer was communicated by Richard Rwabuhinga, the LCV Kabarole District Chairperson on Thursday to the district council. He confirmed that the university had dedicated four acres of its land at Ssaka, […]
The Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament (MP) Betty Nambooze Bakireke has undergone a successful knee surgery and is to come back to Uganda in two weeks. “After undergoing all the medical procedures including fixing back the screw, looking for the veins that had disappeared and now the knee surgery, I am feeling much better, though […]
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 […]
The use of alcohol and other substances during adolescence and early adulthood has become a serious public health problem at some universities and colleges in Uganda. This can be seen by the high number of patients admitted to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital, majority of whom are university and high school students suffering from alcohol and […]
Eating one egg a day may significantly cut your risk of cardiovascular (heart) disease, according to a new study from Chinese researchers. The study published in the journal Heart recruited more than 500,000 people in China between 2004 and 2008 to ask about their egg consumption. The study led by researchers from Peking University Health […]
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 […]
According to the research report issued by the south African medical journal (SAMJ), the study confirms that there is significant contamination of barber hair clippers with blood and blood-borne viruses. Hepatitis B was detected with enough DNA copies to pose a risk of transmitting infection, the National Aids Council (Nac) has warned . Clients also […]
Halima Nakato a 28-year-old says “I call my ARV’s sweets because they have given me a second lease at life” . It took Halima Nakato two years to accept a second relationship proposal after her first boyfriend , all this time she had been doing HIV tests to ensure she was safe. But when she […]