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Item EAC summit to discuss health sector standards(New Vision, 2018-01-12) Amamukirori Betty and Amanya DesireHaving uniform health sector standards will top the 2018 East African Community (EAC) heads of state summit, Julius Maganda, the state minister for East African Affairs, has said.Item Scientists find cancerous metals in Lake Victoria(New Vision, 2018-02-16) Nantambi Agnes and Tenywa GeraldScientists have encountered high concentrations of heavy metal in Lake Victoria that are linked to different ailments including cancer and disruotion of different organs in the human body.Item Hepatitis B worries Mbarara schools(New Vision, 2018-02-05) Ssengendo AbdulkarimSchool headteachers and directors in Kashari South, Mbara district, have asked the Government, the education ministry and that of health to provide funds for a massive vaccination against Hepatitis B in their schools.Item Will gallstones affect my baby(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-19) Karuhanga VicentIam four months pregnant. A routine ultrasound scan showed i have gallstones. will they affect my baby?Item Double joy as Busolwe gets beds, matresses(Daily monitor, 2018-06-08) Kitunzi YahuduThe hospital has been plagued with problems of broken beds, torn mattresses, no power and no running water, broken sewage system, and dilapidated structures for the past 10 years.Item Effects of drugs, alcohol abuse could return to haunt us in future(Sunday Monitor, 2018-06-03) Nyeko VictoriaDaily Monitor on Tuesday, May 29, reported that the majority of patients admitted to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital are University and High school students suffering from alcohol and drug abuse.Item Stroke: A time bomb hidden in symptoms(Daily monitor, 2018-06-04) Mushoborozi TonyMany Ugandans are Ignorant when it comes to stroke, according to Dr Ibrahim Bukenya, the head Physiotherapist at the Stroke Rehabilitation Centre in Wampewo, on Gayaza Road. He says, "While stroke is not new, few people know what it is. Sensitisation is needed because this disease is manageable,"Item Narcotics killed Europeans in city hotels- Gen Kayihura(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-21) Tom Malaba and Joseph KatoA toxicology report shows presence of narcotics drugs, insecticides and pestcides in samples taken from kidney, liver, blood and stomach contents from the deceased.Item Government to double salaries of doctors in Karamoja(Daily monitor, 2018-06-04) Ariong StevenMOROTO: The Minister of Health, Dr Ruth Aceng, has said government is considering increasing salaries of medical staff working in Karamoja sub-region.Item How to take drugs as prescribed(Daily monitor, 2018-06-04) Aanyu SarahGiving a patient drugs does not guarrantee recovery because many do not adhere to Medication. Dr Emma Achoro, a general physician at J&B Clinic in Nsambya, says there are several ways you can ensure drugs are taken as prescribed by doctor.Item The mystery of the expired vaccine (part two)(Daily monitor, 2018-06-10) Kisakye PaulMy excitement about going to South Africa for the field trip died as soon as I heard that we had to get vaccinated.Item The mystery of the expired vaccine (part one)(Daily monitor, 2018-06-03) Kisakye PaulThe whole class was making noise, Nankya, our class monitor was the only quiet one. She had filled her corner of the black board with nose makers and was tired of telling us to keep quietItem Cancer on the rise among children- health officials(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-15) Draku Franklin and Malaba TomAbout 7000 children are estimated to develop cancer every year in uganda, according to experts.Item Nodding disease victims get food supplements(Daily Monitor, 2018-04-23) Tobbias Jolly Owiny and Cissy MakumbiFollowing several reports by this newspaper on the plight of children suffering fro m nodding disease syndrome in acholi Sub region, South african Airways has donated 11 tons of food supplements to benefit 5000 of themItem High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young people in south Africa(The East African, 2026-01-17) Themba Titus SiguduNew research findings in lompopo show dangerous diseases are appearing in life earlier than expected.Item Locals warned on feeding(Daily Monitor, 2018-01-30) Nakato TausiThe Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV, has warned his subjects against adopting poor feeding habits.Item Infant mortality rates high in Busoga, saya survey(Weekly Observer, 2018-04-03) Nakato TausiMs Juliana Nabwire, a resident of Buwekula village, Mafububira sub county in jinja District, delivered twin baby boys from Jinja regional referral hospital in february but her happiness was short-lived when they all passed on due to infections.Ministry of health says they are working to improve the referral system.Item Medics raise the red flag as pupils pack raw milk(Daily monitor, 2018-06-04) Muwulya MosesHealth risk: Many children from cattle -rearing families have no alternative but to pack the raw milk, which poses health risks.Item Moroto hospital stuck with bodies(Daily Monitor, 2018-04-03) Ariong StevenPathologists at moroto Regional referral hospital in karamoja sub region have stopped conducting postmortems due to lack of space, with mortuary filled with unclaimed bodied.Item Refugees, HIV patients to get fortified foods(Daily monitor, 2018-06-01) Kahungu Misairi ThemboKAMPALA: Maama Care Foundation, a charity organisation in Uganda, has said it will start providing ready to eat food products to refugees, HIV/AIDS patients, children and pregnant women as a way of promoting good health among them.