Kampala Woman MP Shamim Malende is said to be steadily recuperating from an internal organs operation in Nairobi’s Aga Khan University Hospital. The NUP legislator has undergone a series of serious medical treatment rounds after her arrest during a parliamentary session on whether the UCDA should be merged with the line Ministry of Agriculture, […]
The donated supplies include over 600 rapid test kits, diagnostic equipment such as a Gazelle machine for confirming cases, and patient record books to support ongoing care and monitoring. Traffickers Exploit Disabled Tanzanian Children for Street Begging in Uganda In a major step towards combating sickle cell disease in the Rwenzori region, the Sarafina Sickle Cell Society (SASCELLS) has donated […]
“Meet 4-year-old Gwokyala Hamidah, who arrived for the PDA surgery with her courageous grandmother. With no transport funds, her grandmother hitchhiked on a sugarcane truck from Kayunga to @JinjaRRH where the @HeartUganda team is conducting a free closed heart surgery camp this entire week. The surgery was successful, and Gwokyala is now recovering,” reads the message. […]
“The Sickle Cell Screening Kits will be used to detect the trait, while the Gazelle machine will confirm the disease,” Mugwanya explained. Gazelle machines are portable, point-of-care diagnostic devices designed to detect sickle cell disease and trait. The Sarafinah Sickle Cell Society (SASCELLS) has kicked off a new project aimed at eliminating sickle cell disease among […]
“Although services at Mulago Hospital are said to be free, the costs are high,” Kyomuhendo explained. “One CT scan, which we’re supposed to do every three months, costs sh1m. There’s also a daily tablet that costs sh15,000.” A 39-year-old mother in Mukono is struggling to care for her 12-year-old son, who lost his sight after […]
During the controversial Coffee Amendment Bill debate in Parliament, plain clothed security operatives illegally entered the floor of parliament, forcibly removing and beating opposition MPs, including Malende. Opposition MPs Who Bagged Sh100m Museveni Cash Bonanza Commits to Return It Following the deterioration of the health of Kampala Woman Member of Parliament, Shamim Malende’s health, she […]
For him, it doesn’t make sense for young girls having sex to be denied contraceptives, but only show up at health facilities with complications related to procuring unsafe abortions. Police Officers Charges, Remanded Over Assaulting People There has been an increasing number of women turning up at health facilities with complications associated with abortion, the […]
Under the arrangement code-named ‘Raising Awareness About the Burden of Malaria in Schools’, a precursor to the World Malaria Day falling on April 4th, a team comprised of health ministry officials, Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Malaria and other stakeholders are making rounds in different schools sensitising both the teachers, learners about the dangers of malaria […]
The executive director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima says that despite being curable and preventable, TB is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Nursery School Teacher Dumps Newborn Baby to Pit Latrine, Arrested As the world marks World Tuberculosis Day today, March 24, opportunities to further integrate TB and HIV services, particularly […]
Residents in Jinja City and its suburbs have reported that many people suffering from cancer, brain tumors and heart problems succumb annually to these diseases because of lack of money to access medication. Without giving figures, the residents complained that owing to scarcity of money vis-a-vis the high medical charges especially in private health units, […]