FIGHTING POLIO: 3rd Round of Vaccination Targets Hotspots in Kenya
A polio vaccination campaign that was planned for November 2023 but postponed due to heavy rains and floods is finally taking place in three...
HOW UGANDAN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER KHOI KHOI IS PROMOTING HEALTH INNOVATION
A Ugandan scientist identified as Sir Khoi Khoi has taken a step in promoting health innovation by inventing a language translation application named Khoinology,...
ANOTHER COVID-19 WAVE? 30 people in quarantine,7 confirmed positive in Western Uganda
Western Uganda. Authorities at Mbarara regional referral hospital have confirmed that 30 people are in quarantine with COVID-19 mild symptoms, appealing for public caution...
GLOBAL NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE: Do Females Surpass Males?
Globally, we have made great strides in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission prevention, resulting in a decline in AIDS-related deaths. The overall infection rates...
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...