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  • CDC Updates Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Treatment Guidelines, 2021, which provide current evidence-based diagnostic, management, and treatment recommendations. The updated STI Tx Guide app is now available for free on Apple and Android mobile devices. Use it, as well as CDC’s other provider resources, to navigate the…

  • New Deep Dive Into Paxlovid Interactions With CVD Meds

    Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) has been a game changer for high-risk patients with early COVID-19 symptoms but has significant interactions with commonly used cardiovascular medications, a new paper cautions. COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease are at high risk of severe disease and account for the…

  • Concern as Kassanda registers more Ebola cases

    The Ministry of Health has said it plans to set up an Ebola treatment centre in Kassanda District after recording a rise in cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the area. According to Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, between Thursday and Friday last week, they recorded 12 confirmed cases of Ebola. “We are beginning…

  • Ebola places Uganda’s health system under strain

    The Red Cross in Uganda says the country’s health system is taking strain as the number of cases of Ebola rises. The Ministry of Health says at least nine people have died now from the virus, including a doctor, and there is a total of 43 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared on 20…

  • Our supplies donations holding ground for public health facilities across the country

    As we continue quarterly donations of medicines and supplies amidst challenges in access to quality health care, government continues to struggle with resources to facilitate facility based needs, human resource and utilities. Our medical support program continues to empower facilities to support their patients as they wait for government resources amidst the crisis. Together with…

  • The lack of clinical resources required to support teenage mothers through postpartum.

    Schools in Uganda were closed for close to 2 years followed by extreme poverty, mental health challenges, extended lock-downs, and teenage pregnancies. Naigaga Shamim, 16 years old and a resident of Kirimwa A village in Luuka District conceived for the first time. At school, Shamim was a source of hope, a leader, and a very…

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