Clinical trial of injectable ARV drug starts in Uganda
Uganda has started recruiting women for trials of a long-lasting injectable antiretroviral drug for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.
This is part of a large scale trial that...
Hard life for families after sugar companies collapse
Thousands of families that depended on sugarcane farming for a livelihood are still contending with the misfortunes brought about by years of...
Scientists still puzzled by low corona deaths in Africa
Africa reported its millionth official Covid-19 case last week and seems to have weathered the pandemic relatively well so far, with...
WHO endorses Kenya’s Universal Healthcare
World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed Kenya's ambitious Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program whose pilot phase President Uhuru Kenyatta later launched in Kisumu in...
Universal Health Coverage: What you need to know
The new initiative is expected to herald the transformation of country's health sector that is marred by inequalities because of poverty and lack of...
WHO warns of COVID-19 upsurge during Christmas festivities
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed to African countries to be on high alert due to a possible surge in COVID-19...
Alarm as Covid-19 infections choke healthcare sector
A new wave of Covid-19 infections is seemingly sweeping through the country. Hospitals are full, with Intensive Care Units beds hard to...
Covid keeps investors shy as Africa foreign investments decline 18pc
Investors were forced to hold onto their cash last year due to uncertainties imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic which devastated big economies...
Uhuru upbeat as experts query viability of healthcare plan
President Uhuru Kenyatta vouched for the Universal Health Coverage programme, one of his Big Four legacy projects, amid fears of weak structures laid out...
How COVID-19 has impacted micro, small, and medium businesses in Uganda
Thankfully, the incidence of COVID-19 in Uganda is very low in comparison to other countries- the country has so far recorded 260...
