Vision plays a pivotal role in every aspect of our lives, yet many of us take it for granted. Dr. Ssekatono Patrick of Galaxy Optical underscores that “the foundation of any good pair of glasses is a precious prescription,” emphasizing that accurate eye care is crucial. He advises that the right frame, lens type, and material should align with individual needs and lifestyle to ensure optimal comfort and vision.
By Teddy Namayanja The Uganda Development Cooperation (UDC), has called upon all stakeholders involved in the fight against cancer to put more emphasis and effort in creating awareness. The call was made earlier today at an event in Kampala, where UDC handed over a 5.75M shillings donation cheque towards the 2024 Rotary Cancer Run…
Intern doctor have denied recent reports, that they formed a pressure group dubbed Un-Deployed Intern Pressure Group, to push for their deployment. The President Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Herbert Luswata, says there was misinterpretation of the intern doctors actions last week, where they warned government about failure to redeploy them as having subsequent decline in…
Across the formal and informal sector, breast feeding mothers are still struggling to cope up with the six months exclusive breast feeding period, which is recommended by health experts’ world over. This is because of the day today life demands, poverty and other challenges they have to deal with, top on list being work, whether…
Intern doctors have warned government that failure to re-deploy them back to work, will lead to critical shortage of doctors and a subsequent decline in health care quality. They sounded the warning this afternoon while speaking to journalists in Kampala, about their new pressure group dubbed the Un-Deployed Intern Pressure Group. The warning comes two…
Pneumonia remains a significant health concern among children in Uganda, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of five. It is often exacerbated by factors, such as malnutrition, inadequate healthcare infrastructure and limited access to vaccines. In an August 3, 2024 webinar organised by the Busoga Health Forum on pediatric…
By Amos Ssemuwemba Kenya’s Ministry of Health has deployed healthcare workers to Taita-Taveta County following the detection of an mpox case there this week. Authorities reported that the individual who tested positive for the virus had traveled through the county near the Kenyan-Tanzanian border. Mary Muthoni, the Health Ministry’s principal secretary, stated that health officials…
In response to the medical intern’s protest on delayed deployment, the Ministry of Health (MoH) told them to wait for another year since the facilities it supervises are full and can’t accommodate them as per now. According to Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, Director General of Health Services at MoH, the deployment of Medical Interns focused…
Margaret Muhanga, Minister of State for Primary Health Care has urged government to raise the legal age of alcohol consumption to curb the alcohol misuse among the youths. She discloses that Uganda allocates more than UGX2.654Trn (US$713,737,566) annually to address alcohol-related illnesses therefore advocates for an increase in the legal drinking age from 18 to…
An individual in the public has displayed an opened capsule in a video demonstrating that the powder it contains is attracted by a magnet a thing that has raised concerns of National Drug Authority. Despite the limited information in the video, it has instilled fear and unease in the public and prompted the NDA to…
