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29 August 2025, 9:04 am
Health commissioner tasks DHO’s in Lango to monitor absentee health worker…
By Baker Okello The Commissioner of Health Services in charge of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Charles Oyoo, has tasked District Health Officers (DHOs) in the Lango sub-region to closely monitor health workers who sign in but…
4 August 2025, 3:27 pm
UCI specialist warns against using kaveras for food handling amid rising cancer…
By Dickens Aruca A public health specialist at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has cautioned the public against the use of polythene bags, commonly known as kaveras, for storing or handling food, citing a growing link to rising cancer cases…
31 July 2025, 7:59 pm
Rising prostate cancer cases worry health experts in Lango subregion
By Dickens Odiko Health experts are raising concerns over the increasing cases of prostate cancer in the Lango subregion, following recent findings during a free medical camp organised by Mr. Benard Otim. Dr. Richard Ekwan, a public health specialist at…
22 July 2025, 10:55 am
Panic as two children with suspected measles die at Lira Hospital
By Baker Okello Panic has gripped parts of the Lango sub-region following the deaths of two children suspected to have suffered from a measles-related skin disease at Lira Regional Referral Hospital on Sunday. In a private interview with our reporter,…