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.
Category: Health
Lacor hospital: 24 babies born on Christmas Day
Dozens of babies have been born worldwide on Christmas Day.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sanitary facilities at Ciforo health center in Adjumani remain idle due to lack of water
UNICEF has thus engaged the project contractor, the local government leaders, and the leadership of the health centre to address this challenge.
Science minister Musenero can’t account for four rats in new AG report
John Muwanga and his team also queried the fuel spending by the Ministry of Science and Technology under Musenero. They found out that shs19.66b was paid to MS Vivo Energy (U) Ltd for consumption of fuel on various activities during the period under review
121 dogs vaccinated, 31 killed in Kalongo
Where do some of these stray dogs end?
Adjumani district to have first-ever specialized mental health rehabilitation center
According to new figures out in September, UNHCR provided mental health and psychosocial support services to over 472,000 refugees, asylum-seekers, and their families and caregivers in the first half of 2022.