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Kawempe hospital registers drop in number of expectant mothers

Moses Ndhaye | December 14, 2022

Government says the number of expectant mothers delivering at Kawempe hospital has dropped from 120 daily deliveries to 70 babies per day. Recently, Kawempe hospital was named the busiest facility in Africa, due to the overwhelming numbers of mothers delivering at the health facility daily The Permanent Secretary at the […]

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59% of severe asthma cases in children are undiagnosed – Report

Juliet Nalwooga | December 1, 2022

A new study conducted by the Makerere University Lung Institute (Mli) has indicated that 59% of school-going children with severe symptoms of asthma are not diagnosed. Asthma, a health condition in which a person’s airways become inflamed, narrow, swell, and produce extra mucus making it difficult to breathe has been […]

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Public cautioned against self-medication

Benjamin Jumbe | November 22, 2022

Health experts have cautioned members of the public against self-medication. It comes at a time concerns have been raised over the growing antimicrobial resistance among many patients. The most comprehensive estimates of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance indicate that self-medication has become a leading cause of death worldwide and […]

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Govt suspends polio vaccination in Mubende, Kassanda

Moses Ndhaye | October 26, 2022

Government has suspended the planned roll-out of the polio vaccination campaign in some of the districts affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Health minister Dr.Jane Ruth Aceng says the affected districts are; Kampala City, Mubende, Kassanda, and Wakiso. Speaking at the launch of the national polio vaccination campaign in […]