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Item Who babies should breastfeed in first hour of birth.(New Vision, 2017-08-14) Kyotalengerire, AgnesAfter giving birth to her first child, Martha Kintu says the midwife advised her to breastfeed the baby immediately and cuddle him to keep him warm. As explained by Catherine Nyangabyaki, a senior paediatrician at Nsambya hospital, as soon as a baby is born, it should be placed either on the mother's bare chest or abdomen and covered with a blanket to generate warmth.Item Family planning:(New Vision, 2017-07-11) Kyotalengerire, AgnesEucalytus tree surround the run-down semi-permanent mud-and- wattle house, the home of Judith Kakuru, a mother of eight children and a resident of Makanga cell, Butobere ward, Mparo village in Kabale central division. Thye 33-year old mother had her first child when she was 17 years old.Item Access to family planning key to empowerment, development.(New vision, 2017-07-10) Kyotalengerire, AgnesWith her 10-month-old baby clinging to her breast, Jackline Nyiramanjambere picks places of cotton wool off her skirt as she answers questions about her life. When she falls to remember her date of birth, she reaches for her national identity card and displays it.Item Managing stroke among the elderly(New Vision, 2017-04-07) Kyotalengerire, Agnes; Magezi, N Lilian" Even during fasting, the body needs an adequate supply of the different nutrients for one to maintain good health. This can only be achieved by ensuring a balanced diet", Kikomeko, an assistant lecturer in the department of human nutrition and dietetics at Kyambogo University.Item Managing stroke among the elderly(Sunday Vision, 2017-07-09) Kyotalengerire, AgnesAccording to Dr Joel Kiryabwiire, a neuro-surgeon at Mulago Hospital, a stroke is a sudden loss of brain function where one becomes unconscious and cannot move on side of the body or do one of the normal functions of the brain like hearing or speaking.Item HIV/Aids: The rising catastrophe in Uganda(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Nyondwa, AggreyHIV/Aids: The rising catastrophe in UgandaItem Managing stroke among the elderiy.(Sunday Vision, 2017-07-09) Kyotalengerire, AgnesThe nation is celebrating the life of John Ssebaana Kizito, the former Democratic Party leader, who on Monday succumbed to stroke. Apparently, stroke is a health condition common among the elderly. In our article, Sunday Vision explores how the health condition can be prevented as well as to manage it.Item Ebola patients running to pastors, witchdoctors(New Vision, 2018-05-24) AFPHealth workers fighting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run into an invisible, but powerful hurdle - a belief system that deems the disease to be a curse or a result of evil spirits.Item Madonna takes kids back to Malawi to open hospital(New Vision, 2017-07-12) AFPUS pop superstar Madonna on Tuesday took her four adopted Malawian children to the opening of a paediatric hospital wing that her charity has built in their home country.Item Doctors remove mother's uterus to treat foetus in unique operation.(Daily Monitor, 2017-11-03) AgenciesIt might look like a growing egg from an alien world, but this red ovoid is actually a human womb containing a baby, removed from its mother before birth, in ground breaking operation. Doctors in the US have been pioneering an astonishing new treatment for spina bifida in which the baby is operated on before birth.Item Illegal kidney trade booming in Pakistan.(New vision, 2017-06-28) AFPWhen Pakistani authorities burst into a makeshift hospital in Lahore this year, doctors were caught midway through two illegal kidney transplants, the local donors and Omani clients still unconscious on the tables. The doctors were allowed to finish the operation then arrested, along with their assistants and the Omanis, in a raid Pakistani authorities say is a turning point in their battle against organ trafficking.Item Sex abuse scandal haunts top Catholic cardinal.(New vision, 2017-06-30) AFPFrom country priest to trusted top Vatican aide, the rise of Australia's most senior Catholic cleric, George Pell, has been plagued in its twilight by sordid controversies from the past. To his admirers, the 76-year-old cardinal embodies the orthodox traditions of Australian Catholicism, but to his critics, he represents an institution that has failed to properly deal with child sex abuse allegations.Item Mbarara University launches sh11b healthcare project(New Vision, 2018-06-08) Ssengendo, AMbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) has launched a $3m (about sh11b) project to strengthen health service delivery in the districts located in South Western Uganda.Item Outrage as 64 infants die at Indian hospital.(New Vision, 2017-08-14) AFPA key ally of prime minister Narendra Modi is facing calls for his resignation after at least 64 children died at a government hospital in northern India that suffered oxygen shortages. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state where the deaths occurred, visited the hospital Sunday as angry relatives rushed to the scene demanding answers.Item Madonna takes kids back to Malawi to open hospital.(New vision, 2017-07-12) AFPUS pop superstar Madonna on Tuesday took her four adopted Malawian children to the opening of a paediatric hospital wing that her charity has built in their country. Standing alongside President peter Mutharika, she unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of the 50-bed facility in Malawi's second city of Blantyre.Item Obama in last attempt to save healthcare law.(New Vision, 2017-01-05) AFPUs president Barack Obama was scheduled to make a short, but politically charged trip from the White House to Capitol Hill yesterday, calling allied lawmakers to arms in defence of his signature healthcare reforms. Obama's eight-years drive to extend medical coverage to tens of millions of Americans will come under sustained assault when president- elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20 with Republican majorities in both house of congress.Item Use government hospitals Entebbe mothers told.(New vision, 2017-08-16) Ayoreka, AdolfPregnant women in Entebbe have been asked to desist from going to private health units for antenatal care because such facilities aim at maximising profits, rather than providing the required services. The women were encouraged to visit government- aided health centres, where they do counselling, testing and treatment of the mother and her unborn baby.Item Are Entebbe killers targeting organs?(New vision, 2017-08-23) Ayoreka, AdolfSocial unrest among residents of Entebbe, especially women, keeps growing by the day due to the mysterious rape and murder of women. In a period of three months, seven women have been reported murdered in Nkumba parish and Abayita Ababiri in Katabi, Wakiso district, which has caused tension and fear among women in the area.Item Sensitisation campaign curbs teenage pregnancy in Kanungu.(New vision, 2017-08-15) Sseengendo, AbdulkarimMore than 15 years ago, Kanungu district had an alarming rate at which girls got pregnant in their early and middle adolescent years. Many adolescent girls reportedly died as they gave birth. Their opportunities at a good life were cut short as many were forced into marriage.Item Haemopjilia the male-only disease(New Vision, 2018-04-16) Agaba, VivianUganda will join the rest if the world tomorrow to commemorate World Haemophilia Day. However experts say little is still known about the disease. This year, the day is being commemorated under the theme: Sharing Knowledge.