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By Flavia Nassaka Health workers say continued use of discontinued malaria drug is because of limited supplies. But that is only part of the story. Quinine can be a troublesome drug. Maria Nalubega, a senior nursing officer, is quite familiar with that. She still uses the discontinued drug to treat …

By Flavia Nassaka Uganda’s only pediatric oncologist speaks out on her challenges and how the clinic could turn around treatment Barely five minutes into the interview, Dr.  Joyce Balagadde Kambugu checks her watch.  It’s 5pm when most office workers’ retire but she has another appointment in the next couple of …

By the Indepenent Team There have been reports lately that sound an awful lot like pseudoscience: that fasting for an extended time, two days or longer, can reset your immune system and provide other health benefits. Your friends and colleagues could be announcing that they are going on a 3-day …

By Flavia Nassaka Woman reveals why she didn’t tell her husband about participation in a research that could finally give women HIV protection they can control Call her Margret Nakamya. She had nursed a HIV/AIDS patient before. And when the 32-year old describes what she went through taking care of …

he Swiss is a career sports administrator who can cite genuine achievements as the general secretary at Uefa and whose campaign showed he is shrewdly aware of football’s political heart: self-interest Clearly competent, professional, bristling more evidently with ambition than personality, Gianni Infantino is an archetype, a polished product of …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) on Tuesday said it was committed to the continent after an earlier announcement by its British parent to gradually reduce its majority stake in the unit. “Our destiny is Africa,” said Maria Ramos, BAGL chief executive, at a press …

By Flavia Nassaka Global Fund CCM says there’s low absorption, Ministry says all is well On Feb.01, the Ministry of Health released yet another statement on malaria outbreak in Northern Uganda saying the number of people testing positive for severe malaria was increasing again.  According to the statement, malaria had …

By Flavia Nassaka The Zika strain spreading in America is of Asian origin Ziika forest reserve along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway has until recently been relatively unknown. But Gerald Mukisa, a guide at the forest says that is quickly changing since it was revealed that the Zika virus behind the outbreak …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts say better targeted messages can cause behaviour change On December 23, when most people were preparing to celebrate Christmas, Teopista Mbabazi, was in agony.  The 42-year woman was burying her only daughter. She was only 17-years old and had died of AIDS.She told The Independent that …

By Flavia Nassaka The National Drug Authority (NDA) has a new executive director; Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa.  A pharmacist and former director at Joint Medical Stores, she appears keenly aware that she must have rebuilding the image of the authority high on her agenda. Two days before she officially reported at …