By Science Africa correspondent Kenya becomes the tenth country in Africa to eliminate Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health concern. The other countries that have…
BIOMETRICS IN HOSPITALS
Biometrics register helping to improve health workers attendance in Uganda.This was first published in UBC -Uganda
MUAC Approach, enabling Timely Diagnosis of Severe Malnutrition
Malnutrition-deficiencies, excesses,or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and nutrients- remains a challenge in Uganda with over 250, 000 children still suffering from severe acute malnutrition. According to the…
By Namale Shahista Although Uganda has a law that dictates that antibiotics should only be sold with a prescription, most pharmacies do not implement this. A study carried out in…
OLIVER OCHIENG LINDA MAMA FEATURE, JUNE 2022
This video describes how Kenya’s Linda mama, a free health insurance program for pregnant women is working to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in Bungoma county. Click Link for Audio
By Sharon Atieno The six-in-one (hexavalent) vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis…