Reproductive Health Uganda to teach sex education in Ugandan universities

Reproductive Health Uganda to teach sex education in Ugandan universities

In a bid to reduce the rate of unprotected sex and unsafe abortion by university students, Reproductive Health Uganda is set to carry out sex education at all universities in Uganda in 2015. The initiative is aimed at empowering university students to change their attitude about unsafe sex and reduce HIV infection rates. “We will use […]

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 for the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As discussions for the post 2015 Development agenda gain momentum, Pascal Kwesiga looks at the  status of Uganda on achievement of each of the eight MDGs, what Ugandans know […]

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

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 of all its victims–has the potential to double its reach every three weeks. In the worst affected countries including Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the public health infrastructure is under strain. That is why we […]

Signs and symptoms of Marburg virus

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 virus is a native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. Marburg virus lives in animal hosts, and humans can contract the viruses from infected animals. After the initial transmission, the viruses can […]

How Marburg virus is caused

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 humans through an infected animal’s bodily fluids. Examples include: Blood. Butchering or eating infected animals can spread the viruses. Scientists who have operated on infected animals as part of their research have also contracted the […]

Ministry of Health confirms Marburg outbreak in Uganda

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 done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) on September 30th 2014 which confirmed that one person, a health worker, had died of the viral hemorrhagic fever. The index case is a 30-year-old male Radiographer, […]

The World Health Organization says Ebola is an international emergency

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 said a coordinated international response was essential to stop and reverse the spread of the virus. The announcement came after experts convened a two-day emergency meeting in Switzerland. So far more than 930 people have […]

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