Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More HIV negative persons are contracting Tuberculosis (TB) than HIV-positive patients in Gulu District and Gulu City, Health officials have revealed. Whereas people with HIV are up to 50 times more likely to develop TB in a given period of time, analysis on HIV …
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BroadReach Group health experts want vaccinations sites to be multipurpose on a variety of illnesses | THE INDEPENDENT | As Africa works to get back on track to meet its UNAIDS HIV prevention and care targets, healthcare organisations like the BroadReach Group are partnering with governments and donors to find …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world – have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Tuberculosis (TB) is the second deadliest infectious …
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Ambassador Brown visits vaccination site administering US donated Pfizer vaccine after launching $1.6 million grant to KCCA Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United States Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown has today launched a $1.6 million (nearly UGX 6 billion) grant, representing the first-year of funding of a five-year partnership …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district has registered an increase in Tuberculosis Treatment and cure rates giving hope in the fight against deaths as result of the disease. According to the Luwero District health report, the number of patients who were enrolled on TB treatment increased from 65% …
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New research shows what must be done about it | THE INDEPENDENT | Early diagnosis is crucial for the effective management of any disease. In Africa, this is not always possible which affects the ability of countries to bring diseases under control. Wilber Sabiiti, a Senior Research Fellow in Medicine, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria in 2020. This is according to a new report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. The report shows that while some progress was made, key programmatic results have declined …
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Study finds high rates in Bwaise, Kamwokya Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | A new study by medical researchers from Makerere University and Mulago Hospital has found that the prevalence of HIV and TB in Kampala slum bars was 11.4% which is twice and four times the national averages …
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Will it be different for COVID-19? Africa | HAILAY GESESEW | The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently noted that “researchers are working at break-neck speed” to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). They are also working to develop potential vaccines, medicines and other technologies that are affordable …
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A new study offers new hope The conversation | Andrew Nunn & I.D. Rusen | Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in the world from a single infectious disease, causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS. In 2017, 10 million people developed TB disease globally and an estimated 1.6 million …
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