Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL), a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Uganda, which was the first African company to manufacture triple-combination antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, is set to sell part of its shares to the public. This is popularly known as Initial Public Offer or IPO. The listing of CiplaQCIL, which also manufactures the antimalarial drug […]
A new Ebola outbreak in the conflict zone North Kivu, that already suffers from mass displacement, is a toxic cocktail that will exacerbate the virus and have fatal consequences. “This week’s declaration of a new Ebola outbreak in North Kivu couldn’t have hit at a worse time or place,” warned Dr. Ulrika Blom, Country Director […]
Mukono has been named the healthiest city in Uganda. This is in regards to fighting cardiovascular diseases, in a pioneering heart index that was launched by Prudential Assurance Uganda in partnership with Sync Media, a research consultant firm. The survey that was done by Sync Media with support from Prudential Assurance, was carried out across […]
The Ministry of Health, Prudential Uganda and the Uganda Heart Institute have organized a three days heart camp that will give Ugandans free access to heart check-ups and advise from professional cardiologists and nutritionists. The heart camp will take place on 2nd to 4th August 2018 from 8am -5pm at the Uganda Railway Grounds – […]
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), an international organisation founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and driven by the mission of a world without malnutrition- is hosting the first-ever Nutrition Africa Investor Forum (NAIF) in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 16-17. The meeting is aimed at inviting and engaging private sector investors to […]
The United States government has started a new five year, $32.8 million program that will provide better health services to nine districts in the Lango sub region of Northern Uganda. The USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda program is projected to cover the region’s estimated population of 2.3 million people living […]
The 2018 edition of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine biennial conference – ASLM2018 – is set to be held in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, from December 10 to 13, 2018. The theme of this year’s conference is: ‘Preventing and Controlling the Next Pandemic: The role of the laboratory’. ASLM is an independent, pan-African […]
Centenary Bank makes Ush155M commitment towards Cancer Run Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial Micro Finance Bank, has pledged a fee of UShs.155m contribution towards the 2018 Rotary Cancer Run. The announcement was made at a meeting hosted by Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda at the Parliamentary Building in Kampala. […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, UGANDA- Although President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has defended the imposition of a Ush200 per day tax on social media arguing that it’s a luxury, people living with disabilities are crying foul. They reason that such a tax on social Media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook is complicating their communication especially for […]
BY EABW REPORTER WARWICK, UK-The University of Warwick has been awarded £2million to tackle the spread of viruses in East Africa. The award has been made to the NIHR Global Health Research Group on the Application of Genomics and Modelling to the Control of Virus Pathogens (GeMVi) in East Africa at the University of Warwick. […]
BY EABW REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- A new study from the University of Warwick blames macro-level factors for the double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in developing countries. The double burden of malnutrition refers to the coexistence of under nutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet-related non communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes. The […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- It would hardly be news to anyone living in the developing world that we’re not faring particularly well in our quest to end epidemics such as AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria by 2030. According to the World Health Organisation, TB is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and BRICS […]
BY EABW REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- In order to significantly widen the access to world class pharmacy and health hub (wellness centre) services to Ugandans, Vivo Energy Uganda has signed a partnership agreement with GoodLife Pharmacy that will see its pharmacy stores set up within existing Shell service stations across the country. Driven by the steady […]