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Posted inAfrica / Health
What the 2022 report says for Africa to eliminate malaria by 2030
With 27 African countries launching Zero Malaria Starts with Me, the African Union looks forward to having the remaining Member States out of 47 African countries impacted by malaria.
Posted inCOVID-19
Common cold may have helped curb Africa’s Covid-19 death toll
The antibodies detected included those targeting parts of the Covid-19 virus – for example, the spike protein – used in some vaccines to induce protective immunity.
Posted inHealth / News
Exclusive: Lack of Good Samaritan Law linked to increased road crash fatalities in Uganda
Uganda and the rest of Africa are yet to introduce Good Samaritan Law to speed up emergency responses.
Posted inHealth / News
MP Alyek against a campaign to repeal Sec. 43 of the HIV Prevention and Control Act
MP Alyek, in her comment, thanked TND News for publishing the story about a woman convicted for infecting her stepson with HIV.
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Lacor hospital: 24 babies born on Christmas Day
Dozens of babies have been born worldwide on Christmas Day.
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MMV, CDC sign MoU to support African manufacturers deliver quality-assured essential medicines for malaria
MMV, CDC and will support African manufacturers deliver quality-assured essential medicines for malaria
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HIV/AIDS fight demands global focus to make resources available
In Uganda, a UNAIDS report of May 2021 estimated that 1.5m people have HIV. It also revealed that 1.3m people were aware of their HIV status and an estimated 1.2m patients were on treatment.
Posted inHealth / Opinion
Malaria outbreak: Lango sub-region is in the eye of the storm
The current malaria outbreak has been exacerbated by the region’s lack of a coordinated and responsive surveillance system capable of tracking the ebbs and flows of malaria cases.
Posted inEastern News / Health
Health experts urge clan leaders to discard some negative beliefs and practices from their culture
Jinja District Health Educator, Tonny Mutiba was one of the speakers who facilitated during the function sponsored by USAID, WHO and WFP, among others.
Posted inCOVID-19 / West Nile News
Pakwach leaders heed President’s guidance on Covid-19 with tougher directives to populace
“Should you risk going against any of the above directives, you will be doing it at your own peril, embarrassments including arrests,” warns RDC Eseru.
Posted inHealth / West Nile News
Adjumani: Spray operators for IRS against mosquitos protest delayed payment of training allowance
Uganda first implemented IRS in Kigezi in the 60s and early ’70s in an attempt to eliminate malaria. It was reintroduced in Kigezi again in 2006, moved to Acholi and parts of Lango in 2009, and later to Eastern Uganda in 2014.