Health

Residents of Mukwanga zone in Buwenge town council, Jinja district were on Friday sent into panic mode. Thi is after a 48-year-old man, Anthony Mutebe collapsed and died in the trading centre after exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms. Mutebe’s body which had blood spills from the eyes, mouth, nose, and ears, was left in the open for several hours for fear of ...

Medics under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have announced new demands and recommendations. The medical body said these are aimed at improving the welfare of medics. The association went the extra mile to explain the urgency of intern deployment as well as senior house officers. It said the colossal gap in Uganda of one doctor to 20,000 patients is partly ...

Following a splint decision the US Supreme Court has called on the preservation to access of a commonly used abortion pill Mifepristone to remain available while a legal case continues. The future of the drug was called into question after a Texas judge sought to invalidate its long standing approval. The case comes after the Supreme Court which has 6-3 ...

Reports show that the average cost of health services has increased by 30% in the last year which has raised concern for citizens as medical bills continue skyrocketing making it difficult for low income families to have access to heath care services. Currently a simple consultation with a doctor now costs between shillings 30,000 to 50,000 an equivalent to $14 ...

Medipal Hospital in Kampala has offered a seven-year-old child from Kotido free surgery. Apparently, the child had a strange illness that had been eating up his head for four full years. Dr. Adnand Khan, Medipal hospital ’s CEO announced on Monday how they had successfully operated on Lopuriang’s head. “He was suffering from a chronic wound which had grown big ...