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Mashup Score: 5Uganda faces rising burden of non-communicable diseases - 18 day(s) ago
Dr Josephine Birungi, a researcher on NCDs, warned, “We used to refer to NCDs as diseases of the rich, but these are diseases now that are here with us.”
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Mashup Score: 4
University authorities say they are optimistic regarding the new Vice Chancellor
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RT @ddunguh: Prof Byakika becomes Mbarara University's first female Vice Chancellor https://t.co/Anu2elDyzo
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Mashup Score: 0Doctors D’Arbela and Owor, our unsung heroes turn 90 - 4 month(s) ago
Their intellectual labour has sprouted multiple seedlings that have nourished medical science and practice in every continent
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Mashup Score: 454HIV breakthrough: New drug 100% effective against infection - 4 month(s) ago
In an ideal world, governments will be able to purchase the drug affordably
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RT @DailyMonitor: UPDATE: HIV breakthrough: New drug 100% effective against infection #MonitorUpdates https://t.co/aAkABYJBeU
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Mashup Score: 46
Long-acting injectable therapy not only has equivalent efficacy to daily oral regimens but is also more convenient for patients, which may improve adherence and quality of life
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🇺🇬 "Long-acting #HIV treatment may be a game-changer for #Uganda's HIV response" via @DailyMonitor https://t.co/ODYYZYEPZR
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Mashup Score: 5Can the national health insurance scheme be revived? - 5 month(s) ago
Uganda is the only country in the East African region without a national health insurance scheme. According to 2016 World Bank data, three percent of the country’s population has been pushed…
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Uganda will NOT reach #UHC through contributory insurance schemes. PUBLIC financing is needed to cover the informal sector and this requires political commitment from the President https://t.co/Rm0EuOuC1F
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Mashup Score: 25To protect everyone’s health, we must protect everyone’s rights - 8 month(s) ago
Legal and societal barriers significantly hinder the effectiveness of community leadership in the health response
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RT @DailyMonitor: OPINION: To protect everyone’s health, we must protect everyone’s rights https://t.co/Em8lcNG9FT
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Mashup Score: 11Man accused of killing his 109-year-old wife over conjugal rights - 11 month(s) ago
Police emphasized that violence leading to the woman’s death was triggered by “denial of conjugal rights.”
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RT @kasujja: Man accused of killing his 109-year-old wife over conjugal rights https://t.co/mDzBRK0rgM
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Mashup Score: 2Anthrax outbreak: Kyotera death toll now rises to 17 - 11 month(s) ago
Officials say much as anthrax is curable, early diagnosis is key in ensuring better treatment outcomes
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Anthrax outbreak: Kyotera death toll now rises to 17 | “On Sunday, November 26, we confirmed the tests to be positive for anthrax and we currently urge all residents to avoid taking meat from dead animals and not well cooked,” https://t.co/JOilROgWKU
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Mashup Score: 5Ugandan scientists study new sickle cell gene therapy - 11 month(s) ago
These have been approved in the United States and one has been approved in the United Kingdom (UK)
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Ugandan scientists study new sickle cell gene therapy #NBTintheNews via @DailyMonitor https://t.co/R6OKokDgCA
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Uganda 🇺🇬 faces rising burden of #NCDs non-communicable diseases https://t.co/SyWXiTj8ls