Health

Did you know that taking alcohol increases your chances of contracting HIV? A study conducted by the Makerere University School of Public Health shows that the HIV prevalence rate among people who consume alcohol stands at 11%. This is way higher compared to the 6% prevalence rate among those who […]

The ministry of health has sent a team of experts to Hoima district to handle the measles outbreak. The measles outbreak reported last week has so far killed three people with more than 300 affected. The permanent secretary in the ministry of health Dr. Asuman Lukwago says their team with […]

The Ministry of Health has today officially declared Kabale district Marburg free. This means that the whole district does not have any more cases of Marburg. The end of the Marburg outbreak follows the completion of 42 days of the post Marburg Surveillance countdown period. Announcing the declaration at Rushoroza […]

The police at Mulago Hospital are stranded with a 9 months old baby girl, after her mother passed away with no accompanying relative. 19 year old Dinavenue Namara was picked from the Old Taxi Park from where she had collapsed and rushed to Mulago Hospital, from where she passed away […]