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6 December 2024, 7:13 pm

Children under 5 to benefit from maleria vaccine

By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is set to introduce the malaria vaccine, R21, in April 2025, becoming the 19th country to do so. This initiative is particularly significant, as Uganda ranks third globally in malaria cases and eighth in malaria-related deaths.…

21 August 2024, 6:09 pm

Breast milk and the fight against HIV/AIDs

By Byamukama Alozious During the media café on Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS organised by the Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU), Dr. Enid Kabugho from Makerere University Johns Hopkins University (MUJHU) presented the findings of a completed research study on the effectiveness…

7 May 2024, 8:57 pm

Nuhu’s vision mixed up with mountains

Robbina Nanfuka Nuhu, a primary 4 pupil at Honey Suckle Primary School in Kireka, Luweero district, faces significant obstacles in pursuing his education. His father, Hajji Kakooza, with a large family to support, neglects Nuhu’s right to education. It falls…

19 December 2022, 4:28 pm

Child bride still a burden in Uganda as ranked 10th globally

Byamukama Alozious byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com According to the World Bank report 2019, youth in Uganda are the youngest population in the world, with 77% of them being under 25 years of age. There are 7,310,386 youth from the ages of 15–24 years of…