Health

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) ...

National Drug Authority in Uganda has licensed Covidex as supportive treatment in management of viral infections including Covid 19 in the country. Abiaz Rwamwiri National Drug Authority Public Relations Manager confirmed to media at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. “National Drug Authority informs the public that after a record time of 14 days of engagement with the innovators and assessment ...

The Uganda National Drug Authority has finally approved the use of COVIDEX as supporting treatment for Covid. Not only for Covid but all other viral infections. This herbal medicine has been on market for sometime but it had not yet been approved by either NDA or MOH. However there has been an outcry from the public especially those who have ...