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UGANDA – Ministry of Health has reported a worrying surge in malaria cases with figures showing there was an increase in malaria cases from 100,000 in 2021 to 199,695 cases…
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AFRICA – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an investment of US$6.8 million to extend the work of the Trypa-NO! partnership for a further 3 years. The Trypa-No! Partnership…
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UGANDA – Gilead Sciences, Inc., an American biopharmaceutical company, is funding a new HIV/AIDS prevention programme targeting Lake Victoria fisher folk in Mukono and Buikwe districts. Gilead Sciences focuses is…
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UGANDA – Pfizer has announced that it has significantly expanded its commitment to offer the full portfolio of medicines and vaccines in 45 lower-income countries with its An Accord for…
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UGANDA – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has commenced a 10-day door-to-door polio vaccination drive in districts that recorded cases of Ebola virus disease in the latest outbreak. The exercise,…
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UGANDA – Uganda is set to make a major shift in the battle against malaria from its contribution to the Global Fund, with the focus turning from treatment to prevention,…
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UGANDA – Rocket Health, a telemedicine provider, has appointed Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu as the chairperson of its board of directors. Dr. Kitulu has over 15 years of executive and organisational…
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UGANDA – Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has announced plans to set up a factory making reusable sanitary pads at Namakwa, Mukono district. According to the Observer, the plant is…
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UGANDA – Uganda has been declared Ebola-free by World Health Organization (WHO) after the latest outbreak of the virus claimed almost 60 lives in about five months. The outbreak of…
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UGANDA – Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has partnered with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to launch “Cancer Genomics and Genomic Data Science for East Africa,” and additional programs to train East…
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