Health

In recent years, social media has subsequently become part of our day-to-day life. A study conducted in 2019 showed that on average, an adult Ugandan picks up their phone about 58 times in a single day. In addition, one spends roughly three of every 24 hours on their mobile devices. As for teenagers, the average time increases to seven hours ...

Blood clotting is necessary in our bodies as this stops the blood from uncontrolled flowing after a cut or injury; but it’s when blood clots are created when they’re not needed, that they can become life-threatening. A clot can slow or block normal blood flow, and even break loose and travel to an organ, which can cause a heart attack, ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated 7,890 integrated Health Management Information Systems tools to Karamoja. They were specifically donated to Abim district to improve maternal health and to fuel Covid-19 response efforts. The officer in charge of UNFPA’s Moroto Decentralized office, Ms. Patricia Nangiro handed over the donations. These were maternal health registers and publications, printed with funding from ...

You may have heard of the condition endometriosis before but aren’t sure what it is. Or, you may have never heard of it before. Whether you’re well aware of endometriosis or are learning about it for the first time, it’s good to know about it. The truth is, endometriosis is a painful condition that no woman should have to suffer ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has enlisted eight vaccines for possible procurement in the fight against Covid-19. The listed vaccines include AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca EU, Sputnik Light, Sputnik V, Pfizer, and Moderna, Johnson and Johnson, and several others on the market.The Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said they will avoid a mix-up of the vaccines.The World Health Organization (WHO) ...