Western Uganda – Residents of Kasese district and surrounding districts in Tooro,Bunyoro,Kigezi and Ankole sub regions are worried following the death of two people in two days after the outbreak of Ebola in Kasese. The health ministry confirmed the first case on Tuesday when a five-year-old boy who came from D R Congo tested positive and […]
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Treating high blood pressure and cutting down on salt and trans fats could prevent nearly 100million premature deaths globally, experts have said. The three interventions could slash the numbers of people losing their lives early to cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 20 years. Salt and trans fats found in processed foods such as cakes […]
Read MoreFalling asleep with the light or TV on could lead to obesity because it confuses the body clock, scientists have warned. Those who are exposed to artificial light of any kind in the evenings are 17 per cent more likely to gain weight, a study found. Women were followed for five years and those who […]
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Western Uganda – Kabale district authorities in Kigezi Sub region have quashed media reports indicating that 90 percent of the people that tested for HIV/AIDS between October 2018 and March 2019 tested positive. The media reports by Watchdog Uganda went ahead to indicate that the situation in the district was shocking and almost out of […]
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Western Uganda – Leaders in Rukiga district Kigezi sub region have blamed the poor health service delivery in the district to absenteeism and late coming of health workers. Rukiga District Chairperson Alexander Kampikaho says that he has received several complaints from the public that whenever they visit health facilities seeking for medical services, there are […]
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Uganda has today joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Tobacco Day aimed at reducing tobacco caused diseases and deaths. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), tobacco-caused cancer and lung diseases kill nearly seven million people around the world every year and accounts for about one in 10 deaths globally. The Act prohibits the […]
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Western Uganda – Giant telecommunication company,MTN Uganda has today fulfilled a 300 million shillings generator pledge to Kamukira Health Centre IV in Kabale Municipality Kabale district Kigezi sub region. On 27th February 2019,Kamukira Health Centre IV in Kabale District got a complete facelift after MTN Foundation committed 300 million shillings for the refurbishment of the […]
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Air pollution from cars’ exhaust fumes may be altering the structure of children’s brains to make them more anxious, new research suggests. Researchers have long noted higher rates of mental illness, learning and developmental delays (not to mention asthma and obesity) among children growing up near congested freeways. For the first time, however, University of […]
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Western Uganda – The State Minister for Gender and Culture who doubles as the Bunyangabu District Woman MP, Mutuuzo Peace Regis has expressed disappointment with some communities which have failed to embrace her initiative of rehabilitating water sources in the district. The communities are required to provide stones, sand, bricks and labour while other materials […]
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Health: Farting is a normal part of digestion that reflects the activity of the bacteria in your gut and you might also notice that you fart more when you eat certain foods that are more difficult to digest, for example beans or raw vegetables. Farting every day is normal, farting all the time is not, and spending over two days without […]
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