The head of the Catholic Church died on Ester Eve at his home, according to a statement released by Kampala Archdiocese on Saturday afternoon.
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Posted inNews / Obituary
Dr Besigye joins Lango in mourning death of Mary Okullo Bega
“Big loss. Imat Mary was a political matriarch in Lira City, who lived a fearless life by speaking her mind for the benefit of the society. She was also a very important bond in northern Uganda across our ethnicities.”
Posted inHealth / News
FoG’s health strategy key to HIV/AIDS prevention in Lango
Mr Tommy Okada, behavioral change, making choices and an informed decision in prevention of HIV/AIDS; adventure unlimited versus behavior change, HIV/AIDS prevention strategies like voluntary medical safe male circumcision is 60% reducing the risk of HIV infections.
Posted inCOVID-19 / World
World Water Day: How the WASH landscape has changed in the Covid-19 era
“COVID-19 won’t be forgotten quickly,” Hariram said. And more mention of WASH in the public domain and at events such as the World Economic Forum, wouldn’t hurt, she said.
Posted inAfrica / COVID-19
ADB president calls for global vaccine solidarity, justice for Africa
“Africa needs to develop its pharmaceutical industry and begin manufacturing. The African Development Bank is going to support African countries to do this,” Adesina said.
Posted inHealth / Opinion
‘Why judicial incompetence affects patients’ care, nursing systems’
I am just wondering how Uganda is practicing medicine with that Luwero-Bush war judicial system! A patient failing to get treatment is a crime, but there are no medical persons challenging the status quo.
Posted inHealth / News
Strong bones are very key to an active life
Probi® is entering into a three-year of collaboration with researchers at La Trobe University in Australia studying bone health.
Posted inHealth / News
Tanzanian president John Magufuli dies
In a televised address on Thursday night, the country’s vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan announced that Magufuli died of “heart complications”.
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Health workers want Museveni to get Covid-19 jab first
“At Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, several health officials who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity said they will not get vaccine until they see president vaccinated.”
Posted inCOVID-19 / Opinion
Mugeni “concurs” with Dr Kasenene on Covid-19 vaccination
“Uganda has had a very bad approach to the Covid-19 that no one is certain of the data so generated on Covid-19,” Mr James William Mugeni.
Posted inHealth / News
Uganda recieves Covid-19 vaccines
Since the end of political campaigns and elections in mid January, Uganda’s daily Covid-19 cases have greatly reduced. Since then, no day has recorded more than 50 infections.
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Lira regional blood bank collects 900 blood units in January
The blood bank is now able to serve more than 25 health facilities in Lango sub-region and two in Teso, including some parts of Karamoja.