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Ghanaian Doctors Perform Heart Surgery Without Opening Patient’s Heart
Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have for the first time performed a successful heart surgery without opening the heart.
They successfully planted a pacemaker to help accelerate the heart-beat of the…
Why The Jitters of Mass Immunization Won’t Cease
Right from the earliest days of the NRM government, the health of the population ranked high on the priority agenda, especially the communicable diseases. The government identified six killer diseases; polio, measles, whooping cough,…
Condom Use Drops to 24% in Uganda
Only 9 percent of men aged 40 to 49 years used a condom when they engaged in extramarital sex in 2018, according to Dr. Daniel Byamukama, the head of the HIV prevention division at the Uganda AIDs Commission.
Byamukama said condom use is…
New Campaign to Tame HIV/AIDS in Uganda Launched
A new campaign to influence behavioural change among youths has been unveiled as part of the Presidential Initiative to End HIV in Uganda.
The campaign will be spearheaded by President Yoweri Museveni, whose recorded messages will be…
You Are Not Even Entitled to Salary – Minister Tells Striking Intern Doctors
The Minister for Health, Dr Ruth Aceng has said that medical interns are not entitled to a salary.
Presenting a statement to Parliament on the actions taken on the prayers contained in the petition by the federation of medical interns,…
President Orders Closure of Private Pharmacies in Government Hospitals
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Minister of Health to close all privately owned pharmacies in government health facilities.
Mr Museveni says that he has learned that hose pharmacies are owned by health workers, who, instead of…
Bill Gates and Two African Billionaires Say Family Planning is Essential to Africa’s Future
Bill Gates, the second richest person in the world; Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa; and Mohammed “Mo” Ibrahim, a U.K billionaire born in Sudan, spoke about ways Africa can reach its potential in the coming decades during an event…
Government Rolls Out Measles Immunization
The Ministry of Health will this month immunize children below 15 years against measles and rubella, Minister Sarah Opendi has said.
Opendi was responding to a matter of national importance raised by the Mityana South MP, Hon. Henry…
Uganda, Japan to cooperate on modern Agro-production to improve nutrition
President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Japanese private sector to partner with Uganda and commercialize banana flour production in saying this will promote food security for humanity.
“African foods are very nutritious. Millet, for…
Vital Signs and Symptoms of Low Blood Pressure
Individuals normally talk about high blood pressure, as it can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. But low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, can also cause damage to your body.