Health
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More action needed to curb adverse effects of consumption of drugs – health ministry
BY Bakar Ssettumba The Ministry of Health has challenged pharmacists to increase vigilance and reporting on the adverse effects of…
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Africa CDC calls for robust community health systems to tackle disease burden
Creation of an adequately funded, trained and motivated community healthcare workforce is urgent to help African countries deal with a…
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UNAIDS report says inequalities undermining AIDS response
Dangerous inequalities are undermining the AIDS response and jeopardizing the health security of everyone, according to a new report issued…
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New COVID-19 variant drives virus surge in France, says immunologist
The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 subvariant in France, immunologist Brigitte Autran, president of…
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Italy: report
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have surged in Italy, so have admissions to intensive care units (ICU) albeit at a slower…
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UN General Assembly president says goal to end AIDS by 2030 “badly off track”
UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi on Wednesday called for action as the goal to end AIDS by 2030 is…
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WHO renames monkeypox as “mpox” to avoid stigma
To avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatization, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that the monkeypox virus be renamed…
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Uganda sees fewer Ebola cases amid strict control measures
Uganda’s tough stance on Ebola control measures, including a strict lockdown in the epicenter of the outbreak, is yielding results…
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Biden reluctant to declare emergency amid surge of kid flu, RSV cases
The Joe Biden administration is reluctant to declare a national emergency in the face of a surge of respiratory illness…
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UNDP, WHO sign agreement to offer in-kind support to fight Ebola in Uganda
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda and the World Health Organization have today signed an agreement offering the in-kind secondment…
