Health

PCOS or Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome is a hormone imbalance that numerous girls and women of reproductive age suffer from during their teens to menopause. This hormone problem is common worldwide, though it has no cure yet. Women having polycystic ovaries are also susceptible to associated disorders like high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, etc. There are various symptoms unique to ...

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 ...