Health

In Uganda, 96 babies out of every 1000 die every day due to stillbirths. Stillbirths are babies born with no sign of life at 28 weeks or later. Additionally, another 81 babies die each day before reaching the first month according to UNICEF Data on Maternal and Newborn Health disparities in Uganda. The month of October is the International Pregnancy ...

Musicians have decided to take matters of COVID-19 vaccination into their own hands by rallying people to go for vaccination. It should be remembered that President in his recent COVID-19 address called upon masses to go for vaccination. The President said that they will fully open the economy by January 2022. He will however do this after about 4.8 million ...

Uganda Alcohol Industry Association released a report recently showing that consumption of illicit alcohol is the cause of mental illness among many. The report was titled  “Understanding and Sizing Illicit Alcohol Consumption in Uganda”. They released it from research done in 2021 by Euromonitor International. According to this report, mental illness has rapidly increased in the previous one year. “In ...

Comedian Patrick Salvador through his Twitter page revealed why using musicians as the face of the vaccination program might turn fruitless. The comedian said that majority of the musicians themselves have not got vaccine. Therefore rallying their fans to get the vaccine might be a bit tricky. “80% of Ugandan musicians are not vaccinated that’s why it’s tricky for them ...

National Medical Stores (NMS) has directed that no staff or visitors will be allowed to access the premises if not fully vaccinated for Covid-19. Sheila Nduhukire, the Public Relations Officer communicated this through a statement. She said it is a measure to curb the spread of the disease. They have made it a mandate for all staff and visitors of ...