Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has guided the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, to re-introduce the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2016, following its annulment by the Constitutional Court on 05 May 2023 due to lack of quorum. “Since the bill is …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Musuuza Building Contractors Limited, the construction company building a staff hostel at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, has declined to hand over the completed structure. The contractor cites unpaid extra balance as the reason for their refusal. The staff hostel, valued at Sh7.8 billion, was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI has acquired five new cancer treatment machines, a measure expected to tackle patient queues at the facility. The newly acquired equipment includes four radiotherapy machines and one Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scan with a CT scan. The SPECT …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters has prayed for government intervention to curb the spread of the virus in the border districts of Tororo and Busia. During the committee’s oversight visit to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS amongst the populations with emphasis to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven out of the 14 Regional Referral hospitals that received Computed Tomography (CT) Scan machines from the Ministry of Health are yet to be verified by the Atomic Energy Council. At least 14 regional referral hospitals last year received CT scan machines from the Health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its first-ever comprehensive framework on reducing anemia calling on countries to accelerate action to halve anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age by 2025. Anemia remains a serious global public health problem, affecting 571 million women and 269 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is an ongoing wave of a viral influenza or flu illness circulating within the population. Refuting claims made on social media and several media reports that people are being hospitalized with a strange flu-like illness, Dr Henry …

Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | COVID-19 is no longer considered a public health emergency of international concern in Botswana, Christopher Nyanga, the spokesperson for Botswana’s Ministry of Health, announced in a statement Friday. “Botswana had actually de-escalated COVID-19 response activities over the past six months and has reduced measures and protocols …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) has sounded an alarm over the increasing number of people battling hypertension saying this is putting a strain on health facilities. Speaking at a media session held on Friday ahead of the World Hypertension Day to be marked next week, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has laid down the case for the need for a National Health Insurance Scheme for Uganda, saying it is the only way all Ugandans would be able to access affordable and quality health services. The Permanent Secretary, Diana Atwine, says her …