Health

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As authorities intensify efforts to combat malnutrition, particularly among children under five, witchcraft misconceptions and other social factors continue to undermine progress in districts like Isingiro in western Uganda. Despite significant public health campaigns, many families in the area are still attributing childhood malnutrition …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRCIA AKANKWATSA | While malaria remains a major public health challenge, its impact extends far beyond the immediate illness and death it causes. One of its less recognised but critical consequences is the severe strain it places on blood supplies, particularly in malaria-endemic countries like Uganda. In Uganda, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three more cases of Mpox disease have been confirmed in Kabale district. According to Alfred Besigensi, Kabale District health educator, the cases were confirmed from the sub-county of Buhara. This brings the cumulative number of cases registered in the district to 11. The other …

    Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The efficiency of Uganda’s agricultural extension services were questioned recently when a leading official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) told a workshop in Kampala, that “Agriculture production in Uganda has increased since 1962, but productivity has not improved.” Soon after, …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authorities in Sembabule district are considering imposing a ban on the movement of livestock following a confirmed outbreak of anthrax in the area. The disease has spread in the counties of Nabitanga, Kyeera, Lwemiyaga and Ntuusi, and the infections have also spread over …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District has registered one case of yellow fever. Arafat Bwambale, the District Surveillance Focal Person says that the case was reported in Bukonzo County East. Bwambale emphasized the need for the public to embrace sleeping under treated mosquito nets, wearing long-sleeved clothes and …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inzu Yamasaba cultural institution has announced a ban on traditional Kadodi processions along major routes in Mbale, Bududa, and Manafwa districts ahead of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s visit to the Bugisu region today. The president is scheduled to visit Bududa to engage with stakeholders and …

The high cost of inequalities that symbolise the deep vulnerabilities that fuel the HIV epidemic in our region COMMENT | ANNE GTHUKU – SHONGWE | This World AIDS Day, Dec.01, we had some good news. Our collective efforts are yielding results. There has been major progress in the HIV response in …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The cumulative number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda has surpassed 1,000, with six deaths reported since the outbreak was declared five months ago in the East African country, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. A total of 17 new cases were reported in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers specializing in malaria treatment and prevention have cautioned that the reintroduction of the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, could cause significant harm and, more concerningly, fail to help the country eliminate malaria. Dr. Adoke Yeka researcher who has studied antimalarial treatment and …