Browsing: Health
GULU, Uganda — A scientist at Uganda’s Gulu University is investigating a possible link between mould-contaminated maize and Nodding Syndrome, a neurological disorder that has…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is proposing mandatory health screening and possible quarantine for travellers arriving from Ebola-affected countries as the government moves to strengthen safeguards…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ministry of Health has warned Kenyans against misusing cetirizine, a common allergy medication, following a viral social media trend promoting the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Nearly three in every four young people newly infected with HIV in Uganda are female, exposing the disproportionate burden of the epidemic…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The search for vaginal tightening has fuelled interest in a growing range of products and traditional practices marketed to women seeking to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Cetirizine has become a topic of discussion in Kenya following claims circulating online that the commonly used allergy medication can cause vaginal…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval to the first generic version of lenacapavir, a…
MUKONO, Uganda — Uganda has launched its first local production facility for OraQuick HIV self-test kits, a development expected to widen access to testing, reduce…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Saudi Arabia has suspended travel by its citizens to Kenya and halted the issuance of all visa categories to travellers from the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has discharged all 60 people identified as contacts of a Kenyan traveller who tested positive for Ebola after they completed the…