Health
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256New study highlights challenges of communities’ response towards Covid-19 mitigation measures
A new study conducted by a team of researchers from Makerere University led by Prof. Nelson Sewankambo reveals that there was an...
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203MPs demand report on status of health facilities
The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Ministry of Health to carry out a comprehensive audit of the state of district...
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751FACTCHEKER: Can COVID-19 or the vaccine cause erectile dysfunction?
If you’ve been following news about the pandemic, you may have heard some claims that COVID-19 can cause erectile dysfunction (ED). For...
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524Hoima’s Nyakato leads Parliamentary committee to Hoima Referral Hospital
Members of Parliament on Covid-19 task force got shocked by the state of hospitals in Bunyoro Sub Region. Led by Woman MP...
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625COVID-19 cases rise for seven consecutive weeks since onset of third wave
Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending on 4 July 2021. Yet,...
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364LIST: Midwives, nurses succumb to Coronavirus
At least 15 midwives and nurses have so far succumbed to COVID-19, one of their union leaders has revealed. Isaac Okello Wonyima,...
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721Can steaming save you from coronavirus?
By Elizabeth Kamurungi, Daily Monitor More by this Author The uncertainty and rush to prevent and manage coronavirus has pushed many...
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652Uganda records 49 Covid-19 deaths in single day
Uganda has registered 49 deaths, the highest ever recorded in a day, bringing the total number to 508. The country also recorded...
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COVID-19 kills 25 in a single day as Uganda records worrying surge in infections
Uganda has registered 25 deaths, the highest ever recorded in a day, bringing the total number to 459. Ministry of Health data...
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1.8KWHO answers Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus vaccines, vaccination
Millions of people around the world have now been safely vaccinated against COVID-19, bringing us all one step closer to getting back...
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379Gov’t warns against self-medication as COVID-19 cases surge
As Uganda’s COVID-19 cases surge, the east African country is grappling with self-medication that claims to be able to cure the viral...
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400EXPERTS: Steam inhalation is useless in Covid-19 treatment
The recent resurgence in COVID-19 infection has forced many into desperate prevention and treatment interventions that doctors warn could be more harmful...
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2821Ministry of Health speaks out on under-declaring Covid-19 deaths
KAMPALA — Ministry of Health has spoken out after it was accused of downplaying Coronavirus related deaths. Whereas on some days government...
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Uganda records 1727 COVID-19 cases amid raising tension
Uganda has recorded 1727 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours — signaling a 18. 7 % positivity rate. This brings...
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492TRAVEL ADVISORY: Saudi Arabia warns citizens against travel to Uganda
Saudi citizens have been warned against travelling to Uganda amid a rise in the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
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514Ibanda Catholic Parish Priest succumbs to COVID-19 as Uganda records single-day highest deaths
Rev. Fr. Boniface Muhumuza of Kagongo Parish Mbarara Archdiocese has sucuumbed to Coronavirus related complications. His death has been confirmed by Mbarara...
