Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of Ugandan’s continues to pay glowing tribute to Med Kaggwa, the Uganda Human Rights Commission Chair following his death. Kaggwa, who has been at the helm of the Commission suffered a sudden early on Wednesday morning while driving to office. He is suspected …
Read More »Uganda lagging behind in implementing UN convention on rights of children-UNICEF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is lagging behind in Implementing the UN Convention on the rights of children. According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child-(UNCRC), every child has a right to be protected from any kind of exploitation and should have the right …
Read More »Complacency could thwart Uganda’s immunisation gains- Dr Sabrina Kitaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vaccination has helped Uganda to prevent some of the killer childhood diseases but it’s now being resisted by a section of society, says Dr. Sabrina Kitaka. Dr. Kitaka, a renown Ugandan Pediatric Consultant and Lecturer at Mulago’s School of Medicine says one of the reasons …
Read More »Patients stuck as health workers abandon hospitals to attend vaccination training
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Patients at Nabirumba Health Centre III are stuck after nurses abandoned the facility to attend a measles vaccination training at Kamuli district headquarters on Monday. The nurses are attending the nationwide training ahead of the age-wide national Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign which is due to run from …
Read More »Online bullying on the rise among teens- UNICEF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report by the UN Agency for children, UNICEF has shown that one in three young people in 30 countries have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyber bullying and violence. The findings …
Read More »Gender Ministry formulating new maternity package for working mothers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many women especially first time mothers miss an important step in appropriate newborn care, and as such, do not initiate their babies on breast milk in the initial hours after childbirth. This is according to the State Minister for Primary Health Care Dr Joyce …
Read More »UNICEF endorses extra maternity leave for mothers in poor countries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Children’s Agency is advocating for a one-month increase in maternity leave for mothers in low-and-middle-income countries, to enable parents to give their children the best start in life. The agency is equally calling for a transformative shift in how businesses and governments …
Read More »Gov’t receives over 20 million doses of measles, rubella vaccines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has received more than 20 million doses of Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine worth USD 14,351,000 (over UGX 53 billion). The vaccines, procured by UNICEF with financial support from Gavi, will vaccinate more than 18 million children aged 9 months to 14 years against Measles …
Read More »Poor countries pay more for medicines – study
Everyday drugs can cost up to 20 to 30 times more | THE INDEPENDENT | Basic, everyday drugs can cost up to 20 to 30 times more in some poor countries than others, according to a new study released on June 17 by the Center for Global Development. The study …
Read More »Cholera cases rise to 139 as Mozambique prepares mass vaccinations
Beira, Mozambique | AFP | The number of confirmed cholera cases in cyclone-ravaged Mozambique climbed sharply to 139 Thursday as authorities prepared to roll out a mass vaccination campaign to stem the spread of the deadly disease. “The total number of cholera cases is now 139,” government health officer Ussein Isse …
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