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Item Can alcohol treat depression?(New Vision, 2018-01-08) Bamuhigire, OscarIt is good that you have been sober for some months and it is important that you do not lose what you have fought so hard to gain. Sometimes people relapse when they got depressed, because they forget hoe terrible their lives were when they used to drinks fades. When the temporary relief that comes with taking a few drinks fades away.Item I quit drinking but I am depressed.(New Vision, 2018-01-01) Bamuhigire, OscarI have been sober for some years, I to quit but I suffer from depression. Despite the fact the I have taken antidepressants for months now, my condition has not improved. What can I do to get better? I would say that one of the most common causes of treatment failure among people suffering from depression, is their tendency to thick that medication alone can fix their problem.Item Over 7,600 households benefit from sh10b nutrition project(New Vision, 2018-04-03) Lule, Andrew JeffA total of 7,690 households from four districts have benefited from a household nutrition project, which was introduced to address issues of malnutrition in the country.Item Cholera cases on the rise in Kagadi(New Vision, 2018-04-18) Kasooha, IsmaelThe number of people hit by cholera on the shores of Lake Albert in Kagadi district has risen to 47, with children below the age of 15 most affected. By Monday evening, eight people had been admitted to the isolation unit at Kitebere landing site on the shores of Lake Albert, five of them children.Item Cholera hits Kagadi(New Vision, 2018-04-04) Kasooha, IsmaelAt least 20 suspected cholera cases have been reported at Kitebere landing site on the shores of Lake Albert in Ndaiga sub-county, Kagadi district.Item Museveni commissions Kiryandongo hospital(New Vision, 2018-04-12) Apunyo, Hudson; Engola, SaidiPresident Yoweri Museveni yesterday commissioned a new multi-billion specialised 180-bed hospital in Kiryandongo district. The facility Restoration Gateway Hospital, is located along the River Nile at Bedmot village, Karuma town. The President said he would help the hospital get electricity rather than depending on generators.Item Digital Library to the rescue of medical students, tutors(New Vision, 2018-04-16) Mafaranga, HopeMany Ugandan Medical students and their tutors had to share books in small and ill-equipped libraries because the books are too expensive to acquire. As if it was not bad enough, libraries at such institutions, had limited resources to cater for the ever-growing number of students studying the course. Over 3,000 students from Makerere University Medical School, UIAHMS and Kabale University are now using the new digital libraries and the number of study materials students are accessing has tripled.Item Worst blood shortage hits Uganda.(New Vision, 2018-01-11) Kitubi, MartinLife is uncertain for many Ugandans who are set to Undergo surgery, to deliver and accident victims at emergency wings of both private and public hospitals. the uncertainly follows a blood stock out at the National Blood Bank, Nakasero in Kampala.Item Experts push for immunisation fund(New Vision, 2018-04-17) Nakajubi, GloriaWith the Government spending less than 1% of the entire health sector budget on immunisation, child health experts are calling for the operationalisation of the immunisation fund.Item Health ministry, doctors closh over Congo fever.(New Vision, 2018-01-17) Nsaba, Lisa; Okoth, CeciliaThee Uganda Medical Association (UMA) and Ministry of Health have issued contradictory statements regarding the outbreak of Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever. On Sunday, the health State minister in change of general duties, Sarah Opendi, said there had been no outbreak of Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever in Nakaseke district and the entire cattle corridor.Item How health sector fared in 2017(New Vision, 2018-01-08) Magezi. N LilianMedical doctors and interns under the Uganda Medical Association went on strike in November, demanding a salary increment and improved working conditions. the staffing levels have also remained low in health facilities and a significant number of posts are vacant.Item 2017 was a nightmare for people living with HIV, say activists.(New Vision, 2018-01-03) Waiswa, Juliet; Basudde, ElvisThe year 2017 has been a nightmare for people living with HIV/AIDS, characterised by persistent drug stock-outs especially the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). these words were echoed by people living with HIV (PLHIV) under their umbrella organisation, the National Forum of people Living with HIV/AIDS, network in Uganda (NAFOPHANU).Item Lack of interpreters hindering health services(New Vision, 2018-01-01) Nambogga, JackieHealth workers have expressed concern over the government's failure to recruit sign language interpreters at hospitals to effectively handle people with hearing and speech impairment. Juliet Nampala, a midwife at Njeru health centre III in Njeru municipality, Buikwe district, said such challenges affects the dumb and deaf when it comes medical attention.Item Plan for a healthy 2018(New Vision, 2018-01-02) Emodek, JacquilineThe state of a woman's health is pivotal for the wellbeing of a family. The former US first lady Michelle Obama aptly expressed this when she said: "families are drowning and we cannot have a healthy country if women are nit healthy"Item Parliment okays patients rights Bill.(New Vision, 2018-01-11) Sekanjako, Henry; Wassajja, NicholasParliament has okayed Busiki county MP Paul Akamba to introduce a private Members' Bill entited, the Patient's Rights and Responsibilities Bill, 2017. Presenting a motion for the introduction of the Bill to Parliament yesterday, Akamba noted that the Bill is aimed at improving the quality of healthcare services received by the patients and to empower patients to participate in the process of seeking or receiving health care.Item Foods and activities to beat the painful abdomainal bloat.(Sunday Vision, 2018-01-14) Dr. Nambatya, Grace KyeyuneThe festive season is over! everyone has enjoyed what he/she calls delicious meals colouring their plates with variety foods. As a result, many, like you, are experiencing a lot of discomfort in their stomach can handle or the food mixture wasn't right.Item Butaleja district floods trigger cholera alert(New Vision, 2018-04-18) Angatai, Betty"Once everyone respects the guidelines pertaining to cleanliness, diseases will be eradicted", RDC Waya.Item Kapelebyong health centre IV with clinical waste.(New Vision, 2018-01-04) Alomu, EmmanuelKapelebyong Health Centre IV in Amuria diatrict is struggling to operate without an incinerator. Authorities at the health facility said they burn the waste in an open area near the unit, while the rest is transported to Amuria health centre IV which has an incinerator.Item KNow your HIV status.(New Vision, 2018-01-01) Dr. Watiti, CharityTo all our esteemed readers of this column, for over a decade. We have shared information about HIV//AIDS aimed at helping you to face the challenge of living with HIV or caring for a loved one infected with the virus. Our aim was to help you be equipped to stop new HIV infections, which are still high, especially among women and young girls.Item Haemorrhoids- the diseease caused by poor food choices.(New Vision, 2018-01-07) Dr. Nambatya, Grace KyeyuneWhen your liver is congested, you usually end up with haemorrhoids. Haemorrhoids are bluish, reddish or purple swelling. They are often large, inflamed veins and capillaries around the anus. They appear in various sizes generally from the size of pea to the of grape fruit. They can be seriously uncomfortable.