Rose Amono Abilli, the Gulu district secretary for education says several pupils had shunned schools for fear of contracting the disease or to seek treatment.
Read more ...The UPDF medical team had a lot of work picking the youths who had fainted along the way and rushing them to Soroti Hospital. Our reporter visited the hospital and found a team of Medical workers led by a one Ekochu struggling to stabilize the youth.
Read more ...According to research, most cervical cancers are caused by longstanding infection with one of the human papillomaviruses, spread through sexual contact or skin-to-skin contact. However, the cancer is also enhanced by certain lifestyles which include among others, having multiple sexual partners, tobacco smoking, long-term use of oral contraceptives, overweight and engaging in early sexual contact.
Read more ...Last year, the Banyatereza Sisters, requested Fort Portal Municipal Council to make minor renovations on the building. The request was granted and on May 21, 2019. However, the building collapsed soon after the renovation started, injuring two people.
Read more ...Kisembo, 64, Uganda’s IGP from 1998 to 2001 succumbed to lung cancer, on Thursday. According to a programme released by Police Spokesman Fred Enanga, a requiem mass in honour of the deceased will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Mbuya on Saturday morning.
Read more ...But the rate at which man is eating up the forest cover is likely to lead to disease outbreaks, as experts predict that if the human race continues to interact with the wild at the current pace, hemorrhagic fever outbreak will be reported more frequently.
Read more ...Currently, in Uganda, the flu vaccine which can offer protection against viral pneumonia is only available on the private market and for special groups such as children who suffer from asthma, those with heart disease and premature babies.
Read more ...In Uganda, all female employees are entitled to 60 working days (three months or 12 weeks) of fully paid maternity leave to facilitate post-natal recovery and deal with the fragile newborn babies. fathers are entitled to only four days of paternity leave.
Read more ...The Mortuary operates in a tiny dilapidated building situated in Ishaka Kijungu in the central business area of Kahoora division.
Read more ...Jalia Muyama, a resident of Nabwesha village in Namalogo parish, says lack of clean water has caused frequent outbreak of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and dysentery among residents.
Read more ...The project employed about 3,000 personnel to work as welders, joineries, porters, project accountants, electrical and mechanical engineers, cooks, cleaners, masons and security guards. These were mainly support-staff to experts involved in the construction of the gravity dams, spillways and tailrace aprons, wall cladding of powerhouse building, roofing, decoration and tiling in the powerhouse, among others.
Read more ...Philip Okot, the Prime Minister of Pajule sub-chiefdom told URN that Rwot Lugai died on Thursday at around 6:00 pm from a private ward at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital where he was admitted undergoing treatment for various terminal ailments.
Read more ...Adiyo a resident of Pajule Town Council says expectant mothers are referred to facilities like St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu and Kalongo Hospital in Agago district to access ultra sound, more than 70 Kilometers away.
Read more ...When they visited Gayaza high school for instance they found that some students didn’t know that they had asthma but also didn’t want to associate with it because of stigma since they were not allowed to participate in co-curricular activities once the administration realized that a student has the complication.
Read more ...The Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Charles Olaro in the Health Ministry received the last batch of the vaccines at Entebbe International Airport Thursday afternoon. The doses were delivered in five batches.
Read more ...Catherine Nakagiri Kisekka, the Assistant Principal Nursing Officer at Kitovu Hospital, says they have received the test results from UVRI showing that the deceased didn’t succumb to Ebola or any other hemorrhagic fever.
Read more ...Odiit who was delivering a key note address on the double burden of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases among children, added that even other NCDs like a stroke, which was almost unheard of among children is now being ranked the 14th cause of death among children.
Read more ...Uganda's Meteorological Authority - UNMA has issued Green weather alert for Thursday night and Friday morning for fishermen and marine transporters operating in all the four marine zones in Lake Victoria.
Read more ...Elsie Attafuah, the UNDP Resident Representative says skiling the population should start at early childhood development to enhance household incomes and improve quality of life necessary for driving economic development as envisioned under the framework of the Vision 2040.
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