Health
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African health ministers meet in Uganda over Ebola outbreak
Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Uganda Wednesday over the recent outbreak of the U in the…
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Five health workers recover from ebola, discharged
The Ministry of Health Tuesday afternoon announced that five health workers have recovered from Ebola and been discharged from the…
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Health ministry wants Shs65bn to fight Ebola
The Ministry of Health wants Shs65bn to finance activities related to the prevention of transmission of Ebola Virus Disease and…
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Tanzanian doctor killed by Ebola in Uganda as virus escalates
The Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, announced Saturday morning that the Ebola Virus Disease had killed Dr…
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16, 000 newborn babies in Uganda suffer from congenital heart disease every year
As the country commemorates World Heart Day, the Uganda Heart Institute has attributed a sedentary lifestyle and smoking tobacco as…
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MPs want gov’t to increase mental health funding
Butambala Woman Member of Parliament, Aisha Kabanda, has Tuesday moved a motion in parliament asking the government to increase funding…
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Ebola reported in Kyegegwa, Kassanda districts
The Ministry of Health reports that the Ebola virus spread to the districts of Kyegegwa and Kassanda but not yet…
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Cholera outbreak kills 10 in northern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Gombe on Thursday declared an outbreak of cholera after recording at least 10 deaths…
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African conservationists say bushmeat trade fueling zoonotic diseases
Illegal trade in bushmeat, meat from wildlife species that are hunted for human consumption, most often referring to the meat…
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Experts urge Uganda to focus on prevention, no vaccine for rare Ebola strain
Health experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to focus on preventing and controlling the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, noting…
