As Ugandans prepare to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has issued a warning against reckless behaviours, saying it could reverse gains made in the fight against HIV/Aids.The UAC Director General, Dr Nelson Musoba, cautioned that while the fes
Around the world, some 40 million people are living with HIV. And though progress in treatment means the infection isn’t the death sentence it once was, researchers have never been able to bring about a cure. Instead, HIV-positive people must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest
A former Uganda Prisons Service custody health officer, James Turyatunga, has accused the institution of corruption and denying him justice after he was declared a deserter under contentious circumstances.Turyatunga, who once served at the height of the C
Authorities in Lira City have issued an urgent public health alert after a surge in dog bite cases and three confirmed deaths linked to suspected rabies, warning that the city could be on the brink of a full-scale outbreak unless immediate intervention is sustained.New data released on Mon
Twenty-five years ago, South Africans battled for ARVs to keep people alive. Now the focus has shifted to medicines that can prevent HIV altogether. Health Beat looks how the story has evolvedSouth Africa has successfully registered twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir.This World
When Nakagwa speaks about the darkest chapter of her life, her voice trembles, but her resolve remains firm.“I still cannot believe a father could do that to his own child,” she says quietly, wiping tears as she recalls the years her daughter was sexually abused by the person meant to
MC Kats says Fille Mutoni knew he was HIV positive before they became intimate and stood by him during his lowest moments, even as their relationship later ended.Celebrated media personality MC Kats has said that his ex-partner, singer Fille Mutoni, knew
Rev Gideon Byamugisha speaking during the health weekKampala | State House this week sounded alarm over Uganda’s HIV epidemic, revealing that five Ugandans are infected with the virus every hour—equivalent to 100 new cases daily—at an annual cost of
Steven MasigaMbale, Uganda – ] This Monday afternoon, while scanning through today’s Daily Monitor at the Mbale Monitor bureau offices, I stumbled upon a crucial article tucked away in a recessed corner of the newspaper, among the last pages.I was
Health experts in Australia are growing increasingly concerned a fatal, soil-borne disease could be on the rise among people and their pets. At least 28 Queenslanders have died after being infected by tropical disease melioidosis so far this year, with 211 cases recorded across the state.Th
