The Ministry of Health is concerned that up to 50% of the new leprosy cases registered in the country are in the West Nile region. The Director of Health Services at the Ministry of Health Dr. Charles Olaro says currently, six districts including Yumbe, Nebbi, Adjumani, and Zombo are contributing […]
Ministry of Health officials have raised a red flag over the increasing teenage pregnancies which they say now contribute 18% of maternal deaths. The assistant commissioner in charge of Reproductive and Infant Health Dr. Richard Mugahi says the highest number recorded is of mothers aged 19 years and below, many […]
By JOVITA KYARISIIMA | Monitor Leaders in lbanda District have expressed worry over the rising number of youth living with HIV/Aids abandoning their medication. The district health officer (DHO), Dr Julius Bamwine, says the drug adherence rate among the youth reduced from 7 percent in 2022 to 5 percent in 2023. […]
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Uganda Country Director, Ms Mary Borgman has revealed that a total of 1.4 million Ugandans living with HIV/Aids are being supported under the US-funded PEPFAR programmes. Speaking to journalists in Kampala, Borgman said thousands more receive prevention treatment. She added that […]
The National Drug Authority (NDA) says it has recovered fake Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines on the market According to Mr Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA spokesperson, the fake drugs were found in Kampala drug shops through a post-market surveillance operation by officials from the Authority. The said fake vaccines […]
