Tag: World Health Organization

IGG Warns Harsh Penalties for Public Servants Failing to Declare Wealth

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya Turwomwe, has issued a stern warning to leaders who fail to submit their declarations of their wealth during the designated period. Speaking shortly after announcing the 2025 roadmap for...

Gov’t Procures First Consignment of Test Kits from Local Firm

Health

The government through the Ministry of Health has procured a first consignment of malaria testing kits from a locally based manufacturing company. The company, Microhaem Scientifics (MHS), with the able partnership of Uganda Development Bank (UDB), successfully...

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Uganda Starts Ebola Vaccine Trial against Deadly Ebola Disease

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said it has launched the first-ever randomized vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan...

International

WHO Urges U.S. to Reconsider Withdrawal, Seeks Constructive Dialogue

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regret over the United States' announcement of its intention to withdraw from...

Health

Experts Advocate Early Screening in Reducing Burden of Cervical...

With January marked as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, health experts have called for affirmative action in addressing alarming cases...

Environment

Motor Vehicle Emissions Primarily Affect City Air Quality—Lukwago

Addressing the issue of poor air quality in Kampala requires a multidimensional approach that combines regulatory measures, public education, and improvements in urban mobility. By focusing on these areas, it may be possible to significantly reduce vehicle emissions and improve the overall air quality in the city.

Health

MOH Encourages Parents to Embrace Second Polio Immunization

According to the World Health Organization, the virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and by aerosol droplets (usually children), and there is no cure for polio, but it can only be prevented by immunization.

Health

MOH Resumes Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Campaign

Uganda's teenage pregnancy rates are alarmingly high and increasing to a national average of 25% in 2016, down from 24.5% in 2011.

Health

Pink October: A Month of Awareness and Action on...

Reports by the World Health Organization reveal that every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000 women around the world. Treatment is based on the person, the type of cancer, and its spread, and it combines surgery, radiation therapy, and medications.

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