Makerere don storms final step of WHO Africa Innovation Challenge
Dr. Misaki Wayengera, a researcher attached to the Department of Pathology at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences, has reached the final race in...
Lethal plague hits Uganda-Congo border, WHO says
A lethal form of plague has broken out on Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several people are thought to...
WHO launches new global influenza strategy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of...
EAC partner states warned on increased risk for disease outbreaks
Above normal rainfall is expected in the East African region over the next few months, a scenario that could expose the region to increased...
WHO publishes new estimates on congenital Syphilis
New estimates published Wednesday show that there were more than half a million (around 661,000) total cases of congenital syphilis in 2016, resulting in...
