It has been 40 years since Doctors detected the first cases of AIDS and on Thursday, the United Nations said the virus can be defeated.The UNAIDS agency said at least 40 countries were on track to achieve a 90% drop in AIDS-related mortality by 2030. This includes nine countries in eastern and southern Africa.A report released by the Joint UN ...

The Somali National Army (SNA) recently said that its Special Forces unit killed 70 Al-Shabaab militants. They said this happened on Thursday near Jowhar, a town in the Middle Shabelle region where they claimed to have left several others injured.In a still ongoing operation, the Somali Army spokesperson Ali Hashi said the troops also liberated several other areas.‘’We killed 70 ...

Two senior medical laboratory officers were found guilty of negligence following the death of a patient at Nanyuki hospital in Kenya. Ms. Halima Hassan, 58, died on Monday as the medical staff held a birthday party for one of their colleagues.Halima’s husband together with their children rushed the patient to the hospital only for the medics to lock themselves in ...

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities has reported a 92% complete implementation of the 2016-2021 NRM Manifesto. The sector said that out of the 17 commitments made, they have significantly achieved 15 of them. They have only achieved two of these partially. Some of these achievements include increasing funding for promotion and marketing. The intention of this is to ...

As of yesterday, President Museveni and the Covid-19 task force met to debate on whether a second lockdown should be put in place or not. The Covid-19 task force is made up of professional scientists, representatives from government agencies, the Ministry of Health, Trade, Finance, Tourism, and Public Service among others. Among other things, the task force briefed the president ...