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However, the preventive clothing may increase the cost of treatment | THE INDEPENDENT | Insecticide treated protective clothing could cut malaria infections in children under five by half while also reducing anaemia rates, a study suggests. During the study, the clothing, which contained permethrin insecticide, was sewn as a hooded …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Outgoing US Ambassador Deborah Malac has urged the Ministry of Health to equally pay attention to other diseases that continue ravaging communities as they focus on emerging infections, HIV and malaria. She said during the four years she has been in the country, she has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is processing a concept note to show how they will utilize grants worth USD 600 million approved by the Global Fund to tackle HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. According to Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, this additional funding that will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Ministry of Health has revealed that as of last week, malaria cases across the country stood at 955,134. The report, malaria situation update also shows that by January 7th 2020, 280 malaria deaths had been recorded by the surveillance team being reported at health facilities …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will in 2020 prioritize raising funds to address disease  outbreaks. Last year, a number of disease outbreaks were reported in the country. These include cases of measles and rubella, cholera, malaria and three confirmed cases of Ebola. Dr Jane …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Countries with high malaria prevalence have been advised to develop and implement national plans for insecticide-resistance monitoring and management in order to curb the growing threat of insecticide resistance in malaria control. This is according to the annual World Malaria Report published this morning by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Children who suffer from severe malaria, their problems don’t just end when they are discharged from hospital, Dr.Richard Idro, a pediatrician has revealed. He said 25% of the children who have suffered from especially cerebral malaria have developed problems with learning whereas 10% of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rotary Clubs in Uganda have partnered with the Ministry of Health to scale up malaria prevention measures, following a recent surge in cases across the country. The Malaria upsurge affected close to 70 districts. The most affected districts included Luweero, Kampala, Wakiso, Zombo, Madi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Drug Authority (NDA) has cautioned against the use of non-pharmaceutical forms of the Artemisia plant to treat malaria even though widely used antimalarial drugs like coartem are derived from the plant. While people continue to use herbal concoctions vended around busy Kampala streets as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a RDT strip that can test for five diseases using one blood sample. The test kits that are manufactured by Abbott Laboratories can test for Malaria, HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and C concurrently. They were launched on Tuesday …