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 […]
Mainstream mental health in all MDAs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliamentary Commissioner and Nyendo – Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has called on government to plan for mental health services in all its departments […]
Mapping malaria in Africa
Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future ANALYSIS | MARK SMITH & CHRIS THOMAS | The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the […]
Lower cancer and heart disease with plant diet
But rather than vegetarian or vegan, a flexitarian diet is best ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A new scientific literature review has found that vegetarian and vegan diets help improve cardiometabolic risk […]
Lack of delivery beds at Entebbe Hospital shocks MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were left in shock after it emerged that Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital does not have […]
Ugandan space engineer Mujuni one of 31 picks for International Astronautical Congress
Paris, France Ugandan Space Engineer Edgar Mujuni has been named as one of the world’s top 31 Emerging Space Leaders by the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF). Mujuni and 30 other students and young […]
Kyaliwajjala-Sonde road closed ahead of Martyrs Day celebration
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some roads have been closed ahead of the June 3rd Martyrs Day. This was resolved on Wednesday in a meeting of security agencies held at the […]