Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases
Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in...
Uganda introduces yellow fever vaccine into routine immunization programme
Uganda introduced the yellow fever vaccine into its routine immunization programme.
The vaccine is being administered to children aged 9 months, as part of its...
Uganda tops the list of high burdens for tuberculosis
Uganda tops the list of 30 high-burden countries with tuberculosis (TB), HIV-associated TB and multidrug resistance, Eagle Online can reliably report.
The 30 high TB-burden...
Experts call for extensive research into the nodding disease syndrome
Health experts from Mulago, Uganda’s National Referral Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada have urged government to consider extensive research on the nodding...
New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in a month
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023...
