2024: UGANDA TO LOSE OVER UGX290 BILLION IN EXPIRED COVID-19 VACCINES & ARVs
More than 5.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, and are set to be destroyed.
The vaccines...
ANTI-POLIO GAINS IN PAKISTAN & AFGHANISTAN: WHO Points to Risks
FIGHTING POLIO. Only 12 children around the world have been paralyzed by wild poliovirus so far this year, all of them in Pakistan and...
MAIDEN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT: UGANDA LAUNCHES KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM
The Health Minister in Uganda, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that Uganda has launched the Kidney Transplant Program following a maiden kidney transplant...
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE & ANTHRAX RAVAGE THE CATTLE CORRIDOR
CATTLE CORRIDOR. Authorities in Kazo district western Uganda have imposed a total ban on movement and sale of livestock and their products for two...
WESTERN UGANDA: LEADERS CONCERNED OVER TUBERCULOSIS-TB CASES IN KITAGWENDA
Local leaders in western Uganda have expressed concern over looming surge in cases of tuberculosis-TB in Kitagwenda district and other hotspots in the region...
MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL LABORATORY GETS INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) has accredited the Mbarara regional referral hospital laboratory to the international standards.
Laboratory accreditation is highly regarded both...