How Climate Impacts Mental Health in Africa
As we enter Earth Month and rally to protect our planet, we need to recognize the profound impact climate change effects can have on mental health. Extreme weather events and […]
Acibadem Healthcare Group expands global reach, establishes presence in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Acibadem Healthcare Group, a leading Turkish medical entity, on May 29th, inaugurated its first information office in Kampala, marking a significant milestone in the region’s […]
Ndejje Health Center IV benefits from Chinese solar products, technology
WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | Power outages once plagued Ndejje Health Center IV, a hospital serving 40,000 people, in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso. Surgeons would get stuck in theater. Midwives […]
New ‘game-changer’ HIV drug sought for Africa
More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced […]
Researching HIV in children
Local experts focus on international research findings to study effect of treatment interruptions Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Researchers in Uganda are making significant strides in the fight against pediatric […]
Africa to spend $75 billion on debt interest, AfDB says
Debt chokes Africa’s ability to meet more pressing needs ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | African nations will spend $75 billion on debt interest payments this year, money they desperately need for pressing […]
DEPRESSION IS REAL!!!
Been trying to come to terms to causes of depression that might have led JJ Babirukamu to commit suicide last Friday. I checked his Facebook wall and he had written […]