Category: Health
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New sub-county gives no relevance to health services in Hoima
The inhabitants of Bombo sub-county in Hoima district are unhappy with their leaders who have failed to establish a health center throughout the sub-county despite the promise that its creation by Mother Kigorobya would improve health services. Mrs. Doreen Giramiya, one of the residents, says that they were promised a health center among other services…
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Hundreds turn up for Lake Albert U-report community sanitation activity in the Mahagi-Port
Hundreds of people Last Saturday, June 10, 2023, turned up for the Lake Albert U-report community sanitation activity to carry out cleaning of the environment as part of what is called U-action in Mahagi-Port trading center. The aim of this activity was to maintain a healthy environment to combat certain water-borne diseases that can be…
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20 people have died following the cholera epidemic in the city of Bukavu, South Kivu
Almost two hundred cases have been recorded every week for two months at the cholera treatment center, located at the Bukavu general reference hospital, according to medical sources. Meanwhile, in Tanganyika Province, The chief doctor of the Kiambi health zone in the territory of Manono (Tanganyika), Dr Jérôme Kyungu, informs that the number of cholera…
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Fistula stands at 2% in Bunyoro, keeping girls in school a weapon against it
Uganda’s Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabanja, observes that as girls climb the academic ladder, the opportunity cost of marrying at a tender age that results in obstetric fistula during childbirth, which has become a common ailment among mothers of childbearing age, decreases. Uganda. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by dystonic…
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Polio vaccination campaign launched in Mahagi
From June 01 to 03, 2023, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention and its partners are organizing a polio vaccination campaign for all children aged 0 to 59 months in the 36 health zones of Ituri province. In Mahagi territory, the campaign was launched on Thursday, June 01, 2023 by Colonel TUMBA KALALA…
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Doctor Yves Tibamwenda discourages tobacco consumption to combat certain diseases
Doctor Yves Tibamwenda, a doctor and cardiologist at Bunia General Referral Hospital, discourages smoking, which he says has no positive impact on human health. On the contrary, he says, it has a negative effect on health. In an interview with Bunia-info24.com on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day, celebrated on May 31st of this year,…
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Authorities speak out on strategy to eradicate deadly goat disease
Authorities in Mahagi Port, Wagungu Chiefdom, have broken silence on a strategy to eradicate a highly contagious viral animal disease affecting domestic animals especial goats in the area This was revealed by Wanican Wathum Vithor the veterinary officer in charge of Kolokoto – Dei Border while speaking to our reporter on Saturday. Wanican said despite…
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Nwoya thugs steal drugs worth Shs10m from health facility
Police in Nwoya are investigating circumstances under which the yet to be identified thugs broke into Coo-rom Health Centre 2 in Koch Goma Sub-county, Nwoya District taking off with government drugs and testing kits all valued at Shs10m. A police report says the incident took place at around 5am when a man who had taken…
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President Museveni declares Ebola lock down in two districts
President Museveni has imposed a 21-day lockdown on the central Uganda districts of Mubende and Kassanda to contain an Ebola outbreak that has already claimed 19 lives in the country. President Museveni directed in his third quick-succession night televised address on Ebola on Saturday. Uganda’s Ebola caseload has as of October 15 climbed to nearly 60…
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UK pledges Shs9.3b Ebola response boost to Uganda
The British High Commission in Kampala has announced that the United Kingdom will provide Shs9.3 billion to international agencies involved in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. A press release by the commission indicates that the funds will be shared among the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and the World Food Programme, to…