Health

Modi hails toilet ‘milestone’ as India marks Gandhi’s 150th Ahmedabad, India | AFP | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday declared the country of 1.3 billion people free of open defecation, and turned his sights towards eradicating single-use plastic next. Modi — whose claim has been challenged by experts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While Telemedicine is seen by many as a crucial intervention to increase access to universal health coverage in Uganda, regulators are insisting that an applicable law must be in place. Telemedicine refers to a combination of remote diagnosis and treatment of patients through telecommunication …

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant stock out of Magnesium Sulphate, a drug prescribed for pregnant mothers with preeclampsia is not due to lack of drugs at National Medical Stores or at health facilities. Morris Seru, the Commissioner Pharmacy Division at the Ministry of Health says that many health facilities …

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP |  Thousands of Dutch farmers drove their tractors on Tuesday to a huge protest against government climate policies, causing the country’ biggest ever traffic jams, officials said. The farmers travelled from all over the country to The Hague for the four-wheeled demonstration, saying they had …

Washington, United States | AFP | Cutting back on red meat is standard medical advice to prevent cancer and heart disease — but a review of dozens of studies has concluded that the potential risk is low and evidence uncertain. In new guidelines published on Monday in the Annals of Internal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district health department is seeking an additional 28 million shillings for the mass vaccination against measles and rubella diseases. The district last week received 152 million shillings from the Ministry of Health for the exercise that will start from 15th to 19th of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom Deputy Premier Hajji Doctor Twaha Kawaase has asked researchers to conduct further studies on the genetic evolution of Sickle cell disease, to create a deeper understanding of its manifestation among diverse multicultural communities. Dr Kawaase specifically wants researchers to consider a more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ebola Treatment Unit-ETU at Naguru General Hospital is under equipped, URN has learnt. According to doctors, the unit lacks equipment and facilities needed to offer quality care to Ebola patients. Apparently, if an Ebola case was rushed to the Ebola Treatment Unit at …

BBC World News Komla Dumor Award winners ✳2015 Nancy Kacungira Uganda 🇺🇬 ✳2016 Didi Akinyelure Nigeria 🇳🇬 ✳2017 Amina Yuguda Nigeria 🇳🇬 ✳2018 Waihiga Mwaura Kenya 🇰🇪 ✳2019 S. Serwanjja Uganda 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja has won the BBC  Komla Dumor Award. He …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors are urging the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council to put in place a mechanism or guidelines that can enable them to advertise their services. Dr Fredrick Nelson Nakwagala, a Senior Health Researcher and head of the Directorate of Medicine at Mulago …