Sep 22, 2017 | Health, NEWS
By John Dibaba Although the ministry of health has been carrying mass drug administration as prevention for the last 15 years, the porous borders and free movement of refugees relatively failed this intervention. Dr. Musa Mukii from the ministry of health says they...
Sep 21, 2017 | Health, NEWS
Uganda’s ability to detect cancers in early stages is still low due to bad health seeking habits amongst Ugandans and limitations in health resources for cancer diagnosis. Dr Medad Karyoko Ebyarimpa, a healthcare practitioner attached to Ntinda Medical Centre...
Sep 14, 2017 | Health, NEWS
By Kennedy Inyakuni Stakeholders in Moyo district have called for the dissemination of the five years HIV/ AIDS strategic plan to the grass roots if the district is to achieve its goals and objectives of the plan. Recently Moyo district health department in line with...
Sep 9, 2017 | Health, NEWS
Those who have not yet been vaccinated against Hepatitis B risk missing the mass vaccination rolled out by the government in 2015. This is because the vaccines issued to different hospitals in the region are being under-utilized. Dr. William Anzo of Oli health center...
Sep 5, 2017 | Health, NEWS
By Kennedy Inyakuni The rate of HIV/AIDS among the teenage girls in Moyo district is worrying the health workers and other stakeholders. According to the experts HIV/AIDS rate is said to be high among the adolescent mothers. Most of them conceived without a prepared...
Aug 10, 2017 | Health, NEWS
By Maurice Eriku Residents in Arua municipality have expressed concerns over the safety of water quality they consume. These fears emerged days after the results of water quality analysis conducted by Arua Municipal Council indicated that some water sources within the...
