He dreams of a HIV-free Uganda, a place where Karuhanga and Nalumansi can enjoy their love worrying about anything but the AIDS virus. "Tragedy," he likes to call it. But 20 years later and billions of dollars spent, his dream
Illicit traffic of drugs is a problem in Cameroon as well as in Gabon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Congo Brazzaville. The government of Cameroon is out to make sure that medications of poor quality do not
A coalition of two hundred and five African and global organisations and networks have called on the Heads of State of the African Union (AU) to ensure the Implementation Plan of the AU Africa Health Strategy is urgently and adequately
STEPHEN Saad's announcement this week that Aspen Pharmacare will distribute and subsequently start manufacturing four GlaxoSmithKline-branded drugs, harks back to the Aspen CEO's start in the world of pharmaceuticals.
The HIV/AIDS policy for the education sector, which was drafted by the Ministry of Education through its HIV/AIDS Management Unit (HAMU) has reached an advanced stage.
A newly launched Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis tool is to help the country's health system to be able to diagnose drug resistant TB within seven days compared to the one currently used, which takes several months.
A NEW antibiotic for treating serious bacterial infections has been launched. Cefodox has been licensed and approved by the health ministry and the National Drug Authority.
MANY young girls have died, while others lost uteruses after using crude abortion methods, women MPs said yesterday. They urged the Government to make available post-abortion care services in all district hospitals and health centres to help the girls.
A TOTAL of 500,000 goats and sheep in Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Kotido, Kaabong and Abim districts will be vaccinated against Peste des Petisis Ruminants (goat plague) and other contagious diseases.
PREPARATIONS for the annual Chitungwiza Central Hospital Benefit Concert - billed for July 26 - have gathered momentum with organisers of the fiesta promising it to be bigger and better as compared to the two previous editions.
As part of activities marking the 145th year of existence, the 3rd Armored Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos has organized a one-day free medical service for its host community in Jebbu- Bassa.
The Red Cross of Angola (CVA) is holding, as from the second fortnight of June, a campaign of information and sensitisation on HIV/AIDS, designed to prevent people from various ways of transmitting this disease.
The Council for Medical Schemes yesterday instructed Medshield to terminate its contract with its administrator Old Mutual Healthcare, saying the medical scheme failed to follow proper tender processes in awarding the contract.
