Mbarara, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Even Uganda Prisons boss Dr Johnson Omuhunde Rwashote Byabashaija can run, but he cannot hide. After nearly four decades ‘hiding’ from his colleagues in the veterinary sector, he confessed on Thursday that, “I can probably say I am back to the profession”. He made …
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We have the tools and the opportunity but to eliminate cervical cancer requires determined political leadership COMMENT | DR TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS | Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities diminished by the loss …
Read More »Veterinary practice in Uganda
Mbarara, Uganda | Dr. Philip Brian Barekye | In Uganda, Veterinary doctors or Veterinary Surgeons are solely trained at Makerere University. This is perhaps due to the requisite high level of infrastructure and manpower needed to equip the learners with globally recommended day one competencies of the professionals. However, other higher …
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Two experts explain why it is so difficult ANALYSIS | ALISTAIR FARLEY & HELEN SMITH | The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth, a urinary tract infection, or a simple cut could lead to death from infection. Antibiotics, a type …
Read More »Bill Gates: PrEP tools can save more lives from HIV/AIDS
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Philanthropist Bill Gates, the founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says more lives can be saved from HIV if modern HIV prevention tools can be spread out. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been one of the biggest funder to …
Read More »Hundreds of farmers get new tips in run up to Uganda Veterinary Association AGM
Mbarara, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Hundreds of veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals have converged on Mbarara City as the Uganda Veterinary Association ( UVA) hosts activities in the run up to their Annual General Meeting (AGM). The annual pre-AGM events started today, with thousands of farmers trained in poultry, piggery …
Read More »Dr Ben Ssenkeera: The candidate to propel Uganda Veterinary Association to new heights
COMMENT | JAMES MBUGA | In a pivotal moment for the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA), Dr. Ben Ssenkeera stands as a beacon of hope and progress, contesting for the presidency with a visionary plan that promises to uplift the association to unprecedented levels of excellence. As the UVA heads to elections …
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Reach A Hand Uganda conducts a community outreach in Lungujja to commemorate 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world unites to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) held a community outreach in Lungujja under the …
Read More »Blinding disease affecting premature babies
Lack of information and screening affects Retinopathy of Prematurity treatment Mbale, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), a potentially blinding eye disease affecting premature infants, remains a significant healthcare challenge in Uganda. ROP occurs when abnormal blood vessels develop in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back …
Read More »Lanie Banks talks sixteen days of activism
Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ahead of the Sickle Cell Run set for Tororo on November 30th, Canadian-Ugandan rapper Lanie Banks has encouraged all community leaders and activists to engage heavily in 16 days of activism that will be marked from 25th November to December 10th, 2024. He …
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