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Ugandan Vitiligo Patients Decry Discrimination

Ugandan Vitiligo Patients Decry Discrimination

Cases of Vitiligo are on an increase in Uganda. With this, the Vitiligo Association of Uganda came out on 3rd March 2022 to sensitize the country. The sensitization is aimed at reducing discrimination among the affected people. Vitiligo is a condition where the skin of a person develops white spots resulting into death of some cells within the skin. Many ...

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Makerere Dons Oppose Sh4m Fine For Vaccine Saboteurs

Makerere Dons Oppose Sh4m Fine For Vaccine Saboteurs

School of Public Health (SPH) lecturers from Makerere University have warned against the fines and punishments proposed in the Public Health Amendment Bill, 2022. The dons said that no positive results will be got from trying to control the spread of diseases. They however advised that they should put their focus on behavioral change. On Thursday, led by Dr Rhoda ...

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Omicron Sub-Variant Found In 57 Countries – WHO

Omicron Sub-Variant Found In 57 Countries – WHO

A sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in 57 countries according to the World Health Organization. Apparently, according to studies conducted, the new sub-variant could even be more infectious than the original version. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide. However, officials first detected it in Southern Africa about 10 weeks ...

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Village Health Teams To Receive Motivational Allowance

Village Health Teams to Receive Motivational Allowance

The Ministry of Health has revealed plans to prioritize motivational allowances of community health workers known as Village Health Teams (VHTs). Apparently, it is the only way to improve the lower level indicators of health services across the country. Reports say the negotiations are still ongoing at the ministerial level to arrange a structure that receives the VHTs monthly pay ...

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Man Narrates How His Only Child Was Cured From Hypertension

Man Narrates How His Only Child Was Cured From Hypertension

I am Simon Guthinji, a Kenyan man from Kirinyaga County. I’m a father of one, my wife Guthinji Mary died on child birth. She was diagnosed with hypertension and got admitted for days. We approached different hospitals seeking for treatment but all they offered was usual medication. This man was frustrated by the thought of his daughter dying at such ...

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