Proposal to give Contraceptives to Teenage girls Shocks MPs
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has criticised a proposal by the Ministry of Health to lower the eligibility age for contraceptives, saying it is a form of legitimising defilement.
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has criticised a proposal by the Ministry of Health to lower the eligibility age for contraceptives, saying it is a form of legitimising defilement.
Government through the Ministry of Health has finally agreed to deploy medical interns.
The interns who are mandated to have internship before enrollment for medical practice, have been holed at home for months due to financial inadequacies.
President Yoweri Museveni together with a group of scientists agreed to start with Bukedi Sub-region as a pilot area for a new mosquito radiation sterilization technology aimed at preventing malaria.
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has allayed fears on the absence of blood in government hospitals.
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Managing Director Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha called for increased awareness about maternal health issues to save mothers and children from death during labour.
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has asked relevant government institutions to pay attention to the support offered by village health groups in improving access to health other essential services.
Efforts are underway to move towards injectable treatment for HIV/AIDS which will relieve HIV patients of the burden of taking drugs daily. This was revealed by the Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI), Dr.
As part of their annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has donated various medical equipment to Kawempe National Referral Hospital in support of the government’s efforts to improve maternal health and child care services.
dfcu Bank, under its dfcu Women in Business Program and Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU), launched a joint campaign that will allow the bank’s female customers to get access to free and specialised healthcare services for a period of one month.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa said that leaders have an obligation to work towards finding a cure for children born with Down syndrome.