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New report highlights progress and challenges in fighting neglected NTDs in Francophone countries
DAKAR, October 6, 2024 — A new report released days ago provides an assessment of the burden of neglected tropical diseases [ NTDs ] in Francophone countries, highlighting the significant progress made…
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Mass polio vaccination kicks off tomorrow in eastern Uganda
MBALE, October 2, 2024 –UNICEF has joined forces with the Ministry of Health to launch a mass polio vaccination campaign in eastern Uganda. The initiative was announced days ago during a journalists’…
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10 things to learn about mpox
KAMPALA, September 10, 2024 — Mpox has hit Africa’s Great Lakes Region including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and others. Below is what you can learn about the disease that the…
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Europe: WHO report reveals worrying decline in condom use among adolescents
COPENHAGEN, September 2, 2024 – An urgent report from the World Health Organisation [ WHO ] Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since…
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WHO declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
GENEVA, August 15, 2024 – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and a growing number of countries…
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Health ministry confirms two cases of imported Mpox in Uganda
KASESE, August 5, 2024 – The Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of Monkeypox [Mpox] in Kasese district which were imported from the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. According to…
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EAC tests activation of regional rapid response mechanism to infectious disease outbreaks
ARUSHA, June 22, 2024 – The EAC table-top simulation exercise [TTX] organised by the EAC Secretariat and Partner States and other technical partners successfully tested the activation of the recently established regional…
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33 percent of deaths in Uganda are due to NCDs, says WHO
FORT PORTAL, June 11, 2024 – According World Health Organisation [WHO], a total of 33 percent of annual deaths in Uganda today are due to non-communicable diseases [ NCDs ], and for…
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WHO launches its first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate
KAMPALA, May 27, 2024 – The World Health Organisation [ WHO ] launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organisation is…
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HIV: Journalists urged to support PMTCT campaign
MBARARA, April 19, 2024 – Journalists under the umbrella of Health Journalists Network Uganda [HEJNU] have been called upon to popularise a campaign geared towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission [ PMTCT ]…
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