Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the government to consider funds for training midwives in the 2018/2019 budget. Since 2010, the Swedish government in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has trained more than 500 midwives all over the country. Speaking at the International Midwives Day held at Jinja senior secondary school in Jinja District […]
A team of US doctors have successfully carried out the world’s first total transplant of a penis and scrotum. Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, performed the operation on a soldier who had been wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan. They used a penis, scrotum and partial abdominal wall transplanted from a deceased […]
During the commemoration event, State Minister for Primary Health Care, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu underscored Government efforts in surpassing the Global targets of at least 50% of infants exclusively breastfeeding. She, however noted that mothers need adequate support to allow them breast feed their babies up to two years. “Men, I challenge you to support […]
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 […]
Scientists have rebuffed the widely held belief that we need eight hours of sleep a night in a new study. A study by the University of California shows that six hours and 25 minutes is enough sleep for a person. This was done through observation of the sleep habits of three groups of hunter gatherers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]