Browsing by Author "Musenze, John"

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    Akite: midwife to Uganda's first successfully separated conjoined twins.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-23) Musenze, John
    On December 21, 2019, Uganda registered its first on-record successful conjoined twin birth at Bala Health Centre III in Kole district after midwife Stella Akite helped deliver twins under extremely difficult conditions in a rural maternity ward.
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    Ebola: two health workers test positive as cases rise to seven.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-26) Musenze, John
    Uganda yesterday confirmed two new Ebola cases, raising the country's total number of confirmed cases to seven as the ministry of health intensifies surveillance and contact tracing. The Ministry of Health said the two patients are Ugandan health workers attached to a private health facility in Kampala and are currently receiving treatment at a designate Ebola isolation and treatment unit.
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    Ebola: Uganda gets 3 cases as toll tops 200 in DRC.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-25) Musenze, John
    The health ministry has confirmed three new Ebola virus disease infections, including a health workers and a driver linked to Uganda's first patient as neighbouring DR Congo battles a deadly outbreak that has now killed more than 200 people.
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    Govt to scale up sickle cell care to lower facilities as local production begins.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-22) Musenze, John
    The Ministry of Health has announced plans to expand sickle cell treatment services to lower health facilities across the country. The development follows the commissioning of the Hydroxyurea Manufacturing Facility by Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL) in Luzira, Kampala, where the company also unveiled sikurea, a locally produced hydroxyurea medicine used in the treatment of sickle cell disease.
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    How accident exposed Sande's cancer status
    (New Vision, 2026-05-09) Musenze, John
    A bodaboda accident that Steven Sande dismissed as minor would unravel a hidden battle with blood cancer, setting him on a bumpy journey that culminated in Uganda's first-ever locally performed bone marrow transplant, writes John Musenze.
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    Parents urged to monitor children online
    (New Vision, 2026-05-06) Musenze, John
    A growing digital divide between parents and their children is emerging as a silent risk in many homes, with educators warning that young people are increasingly navigating the internet without guidance, exposing them to cyberbullying, online exploitation and harmful content.
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    Post Covid Diabetes case on rise.
    (New vision, 2026-02.11) Musenze, John
    After Uganda declared an end to COVID-19 scourge, health experts, are warning of a sharp rise in diabetes cases linked to previous coronavirus infection. This is contributing to to growing hospital admissions and deaths.
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    U.S boosts Uganda’s humanitarian response with sh280b
    (New Vision, 2026-05-06) Musenze, John
    Uganda’s humanitarian response has received a cant boost after the United States committed $75m (about sh280b) to support refugees and vulnerable communities facing rising hunger, disease outbreaks and climate-related shocks. The funding, announced on April 29, by United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Leonard Zulu, came at a time when nearly 2 million refugees and host communities are grappling with worsening food insecurity, malnutrition and limited access to basic services.
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    Uganda has no active Ebola case, says government.
    (New Vision, 2026-05-23) Musenze, John
    The Ministry of Health has declared that the country currently has no active Ebola case, even as authorities suspended public transport with the DR Congo and imposed sweeping emergency restrictions to prevent a new outbreak from spreading into Uganda.
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    Uganda produces 65 tonnes of farmed fish
    (New Vision, 2026-05-07) Musenze, John; Kayizzi, Ricks
    Uganda produced 65,444 metric tonnes of farmed fish in the past year, new national data shows, highlighting the growing role of aquaculture in the feeding country and aquaculture exports while exposing deep structural gaps that continue to limit the sector's full potential.
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    Uganda-US health deal sparks data sovereignty debate
    (New Vision, 2026-02-18) Musenze, John
    The $2.3b (8.1 trillion) health co-operation agreement signed between Uganda and the US will help the world to fight disease outbreaks, the country director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. Speaking during a press briefing in Kampala , Dr. Mary Boyd dismissed fears the individual Medical records would be accessed by a foreign government.