AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the way for a multi-million pound legal payout, according to British media reports. The pharmaceutical giant is being sued in a class action over claims that its vaccine,…
Aga Khan University Hospital’s Specialty Centre is now open to the public after years of construction. The facility located on the Old Port Bell Road in Nakawa was opened by the state minister for Health Margaret Muhanga. She lauded the Aga Khan University for its continued investment in the country’s health and education sectors. “The…
Next time, a male friend offers you a handshake ask them how regularly they wash their hands after using the toilet. This is because at least 8 out of 10 men in Uganda don’t wash their hands after using the loos, according to a new survery. The survey was conducted by WASH UP, a civil…
A blood donation drive has been launched by the Non-Resident Nepali Association in Uganda to support efforts to have enough stocks of blood in Uganda’s health system. The drive will be held at Kampala Parents School on Sunday, April 28th, 2024 from 8 am to 6 pm. The Honorary Consul of Nepal to Uganda, Sudhir…
Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is currently hospitalised in Nairobi Hospital in Kenya due to a bulge in his cervical disc. Lukwago who flew to Nairobi last week posted on X: “I afforded a little smile upon receiving this Easter gift from @NairobiHospital some form of a tranquilizer. Been here for a couple of days battling…
At least 8.4% of women in Uganda aged between 15 and 49 years are obese according to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS) report of 2022. This percentage translates into approximately 1.4 million women given that females within that age bracket are 16 million. There are about 23.6 million females in Uganda. Men who are…
The minister of Health, Ruth Aceng has revealed that the international donors have told government they will no longer be funding malaria projects in Uganda. Appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee, Aceng said donors have told government to raise funding from internal or other sources. “Our partners are no longer willing to increase any more funding…
At least 700,000 females in Uganda of child bearing age are unable to have children due to biological and other reasons. This is contained in the 2022 Uganda Demographic Household Survey (UDHS) report on fertility in Uganda. The report reveals that 3% of Uganda’s estimated 23.85 million women are infecund (can’t bear children). This translates…
In an alarming statistic, 88.9% of household drinking water in Uganda is contaminated with faecal matter leading to potential explosion of diseases, the Uganda Demographic Household Survey (UDHS) 2022 report shows. This means that majority of Ugandans are drinking unsafe water in their homesteads more especially those in rural areas. According to the survey, Teso…
At her makeshift stall, vegetable vendor Racheal Zimba retrieves a small white bottle from her bra and sprinkles some black powder onto her palm. She sniffs it, then sneezes a few times. She buries the remaining powder under her tongue and passes the bottle to another woman, a fellow trader, who also takes a sniff….
