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By Lawrence Okwakol -Pallisa98% of the school going girls aged from 10years to 12years have been vaccinated on cervical and uterus related infections that results into cancer and those above 14 years received tetanus toxoid vaccine.Teddy Iyogil the Assistant District Health Officer officer in charge immunization on Thursday 20th, October …
Read More »Be very vigilant about Ebola: Napak leaders urge the community.
By Timothy Eodu Leaders from Napak district have called out on their community to be on the lookout for any possible Ebola danger in their localities.They made this call while appearing for a radio talkshow in one of the local radio stations (AKICA FM) in Moroto.The leaders, District Health Officer, …
Read More »MINISTRY OF HEALTH INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL VACCINE DOSES FOR INFANTS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 The ministry of health has introduced additional doses of vaccines for infants to be included in the routine immunization programs. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, said starting this October the additional doses will include Hepatitis B dose at birth and injectable …
Read More »Moroto Ebola taskforce intensifies community policing.
19th, October 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Moroto The Moroto district Ebola taskforce led by the Resident District Commissioner -RDC and the District Health Officer- DHO has scaled up creating community awareness over the outbreak of the disease. According to the RDC Mr. George William Wopuwa, the taskforce is doing all it …
Read More »Nakatunya Residents Decry over garbage dumping.
17, October 2022 By Alfred Atwau The Residents of Nursery cell, Nakatunya Sub County in Soroti City have raised complaints over the rampant garbage dumping in the community. This was happened Monday 17th October 2022 morning at Nakatunya main market where members were raising their complaints to the market authority …
Read More »Sebei girls to face Karamoja’s, Moroto Boma grounds in fight against FGM
By Longok Mathew AbeksonThe sabiny female sports girls for CMNI girls FC arrived in Moroto for a friendly match with Moroto based Tita FC at Moroto Boma grounds scheduled for tomorrow Saturday 15th, October 2022.The event which is organised by Community Media Network International (CMNI) with support from Research Triangle …
Read More »MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO START INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN WEST NILE
BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 The ministry of health has set aside $26million (about sh93b) to start indoor residual spraying in the west Nile sub-region this month. According to records from the Ministry of Health, West Nile has a high malaria transmission with 80% of people with fever …
Read More »INFORMATION SHARING KEY TO FIGHTING MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN ADJUMANI-HENRY LULU
BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 The Adjumani district’s assistant health officer, Henry Lulu, has advised that the approach of identifying and diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) must be changed from people waiting to first fall sick to a deliberate information sharing and sensitization of the masses if the district …
Read More »Medical interns, new facilities boost response to emergency services at MRRH.
By Edward Akaki – MOROTOAccording to records seen by this reporter, the number of Surgical outpatients seen every month at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital has doubled since April this year. This is also true for mothers who attend Antenatal services at the hospital. The Accident and Emergency Unit received a …
Read More »UGANDA ANNOUNCES RECOVERY OF FOURTH EBOLA PATIENT
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 Relentless efforts by the health workers resuscitating Ebola patients at the various treatment facilities in Uganda has resulted into the recovery of the fourth person. This is according to the Ministry of health communications officer, Emmanuel Ainebyoona who in a statement confirmed …
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