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Pregnant women are increasingly reporting a rare form of heart complication during the last months of pregnancy and up to five months after pregnancy. Scientifically named peripartum cardiomyopathy, doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) have said the condition is now affecting seventeen in every hundred women reporting for care.…
While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days every after their monthly periods, experts at the Uganda Cancer Institute say men should do the same at any time during the month. Dr. Noleb Mugisha, an oncologist who heads screening services says many men…
Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for allegedly selling government labelled supplies. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station awaiting prosecution. The suspects were arrested following a tipoff from a passenger, who alerted Uganda Revenue Authority-URA law enforcement personnel after…
Uganda on Tuesday received a second batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government. Margaret Muhanga, the minister of state for primary health care, received the vaccines at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, 40 km south of the capital Kampala. She hailed the donation as her country is scaling up its vaccination…
Former secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell has died from Covid complications at the age of 84, the Capital Times have learnt. Powell was previously diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that hurts the body’s ability to fight infections. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary…
There is heightened surveillance by Kanungu district health officials at the common border with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. On October 8th, 2021, DRC’s Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda confirmed the outbreak of Ebola in Butsili health area, Beni North Kivu…
Kampala: In a bid to reach more people and beat deadlines, the Ministry of Health has opened four additional vaccination centers in the Kampala Metropolitan to boost on the vaccination exercise. According to Dr. Immaculate Ampaire, the Assistant Manager of the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization, the four vaccine sites are; City Square, Old…
There was a sigh of relief on Friday 8th October as city Lawyer Shiela Namahe partnered up with singer Sheebah Karungi to launch ‘FOR HER Foundation’ a new menstrual health campaign aimed at raising awareness around the heightened menstruation related challenges women and girls in communities. The campaign started off with the Founders Sheila Namahe…
Government has been urged to fast track the implementation of a presidential directive for the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF ) to take full charge of veterinary drugs regulation and control. Speaking at celebrations to mark World Rabies Day in Arua on Monday, President of the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) Dr Daniel Kasibule said…
In efforts to better serve humanity and voluntary services to vulnerable communities, Indian Association and the Ismaili Civic a global Initiative by the Shia Ismaili group has kicked off this year’s voluntary activities in Uganda with collection of relief aid for various vulnerable groups. The Muslim’s organization and Indian Association joined by Ugandan music star…
