Health

The Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba revealed that Uganda expects to receive the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine in June 2021. Nabakooba called upon Ugandans through a press statement to stay alive up to the time vaccines become available. ‘’Uganda expects to obtain her first batch of Covid-19 vaccine by May or June 2021. Priority will ...

Many people around the world have the problem of poor sleep. Are you one of the many who struggle to stay or fall asleep? If it’s a struggle to fall asleep each night, it may be because of various factors. Depending on what they are, you may need to do some things and avoid others if you want to get ...

British regulators have received two reports of possible allergic reactions from people who took part in the first day of Britain’s mass vaccination programme against COVID-19. Dr June Raine, head of the UK’s medical regulatory agency, MHRA, reported those reactions. She testified Wednesday to a parliamentary committee. The UK began vaccinating elderly people and medical workers with a vaccine developed ...

The Ministry of Health in Kenya on Monday reported 559 covid-19 cases out of a sampled 3074 individuals. The Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe noted during a covid-19 briefing that the country had registered 70,804 cases since March. This new figure represents a positivity rate of 18.2% three times higher than the WHO-recommended containment threshold. The new patients include 18 ...

Court has charged a hospital and awarded Sh210 million to a widow of a man who died after doctors removed part of his brain during a tumour operation. Justice Lucy Njuguna ordered AIC Kijabe Hospital to compensate the family of 37-year-old Michael Mwangi for medical negligence. The Justice in her ruling said were it not for the doctor and his ...