The State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Rose Muhanga, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting public health in communities and addressing preventable diseases. She has advocated for the eradication of malaria through research into various vaccines, in addition to the traditional use of mosquito nets. The Minister emphasized the importance […]
By Denis Edema Malaria has been identified as one of the top killer diseases among children under the age of five years in Buikwe District, according to health officials. Dr Richard Bossa, the Buikwe District Health Officer (DHO), said the disease contributes to 30 percent of deaths among children below […]
Scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) are optimistic about their ongoing research using mosquitoes to curb malaria. The project started in 2012 and plans to study genetically modified mosquitoes in the Arthropod Containment Level 2 laboratory at UVRI. The study on the genetically modified mosquitoes will only happen […]
By AFP The World Health Organization said Monday that its experts had recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, R21/Matrix-M, developed by Britain’s Oxford University. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and has already been approved for use in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria. “As […]
By Babra Anyait In a bid to help control mosquitoes and the malaria burden in the country, Gudie Leisure Farm under its programme dubbed ‘Gudie Health Plans’ on Monday launched a laboratory that will help conduct more research on malaria control and prevention using organics. According to the head of […]
