http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Ugandan children are going unimmunized as the country grapples with persistent and widespread vaccine shortages, the result of insufficient funds and inefficient procurement and supply systems, officials say. We are getting reports and calls from all the districts about the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14607048-uganda-grapples-with-paediatric-vaccine-shortages health-news Tue, 14 May 2013 06:53:00 -0700 Scientists in Kenya have launched research of a vaccine to be used against African swine fever...BMZ for vaccine development in collaboration with FLI (Riems) Germany to help save the global pig industry that is worth $150 billion. Africa-wide economic impacts... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14595539-kenyan-experts-search-for-swine-fever-vaccine health-news Sun, 12 May 2013 13:30:28 -0700 Stand Up For African Mothers" campaign, an initiative aiming to train an additional 15,000 midwives by 2015...Madudu works as a midwife in the Tiriri health center in the small village of Atitiri in rural eastern Uganda. Like in many clinics... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14577278-standing-up-for-african-mothers health-news Thu, 09 May 2013 07:26:59 -0700 The number of cumulative cholera cases registered in Hoima District (Western Uganda) has reached 65 since the epidemic broke out mid-April. The district health inspector, Mr Fredrick Byenume, said most of the affected are males who are 10 years and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14551491-hoima-cholera-cases-rise-to-65-officials-say health-news Sun, 05 May 2013 23:12:48 -0700 formerly the animal health business of Pfizer Inc., today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. The company reported revenues of $1.09 billion for the first quarter, an increase of 4% from the first quarter of 2012.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14513807-zoetis-reports-firstquarter-2013-results health-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:46:59 -0700 Uganda is rolling out the immunisation against pneumonia using a new vaccine called Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 10). The vaccine has been introduced to mitigate the high infant and childhood death rate and illnesses due to lung infections. Pneumococcal Conjugate... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14503836-africa-uganda-aims-to-save-childrens-lives-with-pneumonia-vaccine-drive health-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:23:32 -0700 Kampala The transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa could be slashed if efforts are made to combat the spread of the waterborne disease schistosomiasis by providing clean water, sanitation and health education, a study reports. Genital schistosomiasis, which causes vaginal... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14472227-africa-schistosomiasis-control-a-route-to-cutting-hiv-in-africa health-news Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:24:40 -0700 The shortage of public health nurses has led to the increasing burden of diseases and high maternal mortality rate in the country. While speaking at the second graduation of the Public Health Nurses' College at Kyambogo on Friday, the registrar... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14460547-uganda-uganda-runs-short-of-nurses health-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:10 -0700 Heads of schools are grappling with an unusual instruction, after the government ordered them to declare the HIV status of all their people, including students. In a recent circular, the ministry of Education and Sports asked all schools to provide... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14457863-uganda-govt-demands-students-hiv-status health-news Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:44:15 -0700 Promising trials hinted that circumcision could lower rates of HIV infection, but until now, researchers didn't fully understand why. Now, in a study published in the journal mBio , scientists say that changes in the population of bacteria living on... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14446952-why-circumcision-lowers-risk-of-hiv health-news Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:31:01 -0700 24 pm Circumcision reduces a man's risk of acquiring and transmitting H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted diseases, and now researchers have found a possible explanation: the procedure reduces the quantity and diversity of bacteria at the head of the penis.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14440058-how-circumcision-may-stem-hiv health-news Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:52:21 -0700 15 April 2013 Circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viruses because bacteria cannot multiply under the foreskin, a study has found. It has been known for some time that circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14421910-circumcision-lowers-risk-of-hiv-and-other-sexuallytransmitted-diseases-by-half-because-it-changes-bacteria-levels health-news Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:55:01 -0700 The consequences of a colon problem include a wide range of illnesses such as asthma, constipation, lung congestion, headaches, weight problems, weak immune systems, and loss of concentration, allergies, acne, psoriasis and many more. For a healthy life, doctors advise... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14420183-africa-colon-irrigation-for-a-healthier-living health-news Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:55:56 -0700 Currently diabetes seems to affect people without any discrimination for gender, age or race. To most people, satisfying hunger and thirst are the most important problems to address rather than giving the body the right food for the best performance.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14420181-africa-unhealthy-eating-can-lead-to-diabetes health-news Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:55:52 -0700 Odiyo was speaking during a regional workshop to validate the regional standard practice package for expanding access to family planning, maternal, newborn and child health services at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on Wednesday. Odiyo pointed out that because of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14404677-africa-experts-call-for-healthcare-packages health-news Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:25:19 -0700