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7 May 2024, 3:21 pm
Over 5 million Ugandans are set to undergo HIV self-testing using CheckNow kit
By Byamukama Alozious This innovative self-test kit, approved by the World Health Organization, aims to empower Ugandans to know their HIV status, thereby contributing to efforts to curb the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. During an orientation session for journalists…
18 April 2024, 11:42 am
Government asked to support haemophilia care
By Byamukama Alozious As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Haemophilia Day, haemophilia activists have called to government to budget for haemophilia awareness and prevention programs. Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder which 99% attack boys from…
13 April 2024, 1:58 pm
Munoonye (find the child HIV testing campaign) launched to halt HIV spread
By Byamukama Alozious Ministry of Health has launched a programme named “Munoonye (find the child HIV testing campaign’” for children and adolescents with the aim of calming down HIV viral in Uganda. Speaking at the launch, the permanent secretary Diana…
15 March 2024, 1:14 pm
CSOs and government agencies meet to discuss vaccine manufacturing in Uganda
Byamukama Alozious As part of its Vision 2040 strategy, the African Union in partnership with the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put in place the African Vaccine Manufacturing Framework for Action (FFA) which is designed to enable a…
29 February 2024, 1:58 pm
Ugandans called on to use condoms to prevent unwanted pregnancies and HIV
By Byamukama Alozious During a monthly media cafe at Kamwokya hosted by Health Journalism Network Uganda, Dr. Boniface Epoku, head of condoms program at Ministry of Health said that only 37% of women prefer using condoms and 57% of men.…
27 February 2024, 9:07 am
Ministry of Health campaigning to reduce teenage pregnancies
By Byamukama Alozious Ministry of Health plans to get specific interventions in addressing teenage pregnancies which continue increasing in the country. In 2016, during the demographic health survey, teenage pregnancy was found at 25% and after 5 years a new…