Female Chimps May Experience Menopause, Too
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- New research finds the first proof that wild female chimpanzees experience menopause, similar to humans.The study was part of two decades of research in the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda ’s Kibale... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Uganda: I Would Rather Be HIV Positive Than Pregnant
[Nile Post] As I nervously awaited my turn to take the stage at a mental health conference, her words struck a chord deep within me: "I'd rather be HIV positive than pregnant." (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau Pays Courtesy Visit to Minister Rukia Nakadama
[Nile Post] The Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB) executive secretary Muzamiru Kivumbi led his team for a courtesy visit to the office of the third deputy prime minister of Uganda Rukia Nakadama Isanga . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
First proof of menopause in wild chimps could solve human evolution mystery
Menopause has been observed in a population of wild chimpanzees for the first time, challenging long-held beliefs about the evolution of post-reproductive survival in humans. The discovery, published in the journal Science on October 26, represents two decades of research into the Ngogo community…#menopause #science #ngogo #kibalenationalpark #uganda #kevinlangergraber #universityofexeter #conditionsatngogo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Covid Teen Pregnancies Pose Lifelong Implications for Ugandan Girls
[Observer] The years 2020, 2021, and 2022 will go down as some of the harshest in the lives of most young girls in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Coronavirus East Africa Education Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Ugandan teenage cancer patient: How a bed saved my life
Many young Ugandan patients stop free treatment as their families cannot afford other hidden costs. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood deaths
In a major analysis in Africa, the first vaccine approved to fight malaria cut deaths among young children by 13% over nearly 4 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported last week. The huge evaluation of a pilot rollout of the vaccine, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and made by GlaxoSmithKline, also showed a 22% reduction in severe malaria in kids young enough to receive a three-shot series. Hundreds of thousands of children are born annually in the parts of Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi included in the analysis, for which WHO revealed the final data on 20 October at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical M...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uganda: Stanbic Bank Donates Maternal Health Equipment to Luzira Prisons Health Centre
[Nile Post] Stanbic Bank has donated an assortment of maternal health equip including mama kits and a modern delivery bed to Luzira Prison Health Center IV under the bank's Corporate Society for Safe Motherhood, a partnership-led initiative that promotes improved maternal healthcare in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Harm Reduction Should Guide Regulation in Public Healthcare, Experts Urge
[Nile Post] Stakeholders in the health sector have been challenged to consider harm reduction as a key guide in driving public health strategies in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Mpuuga Shocked By Poor Health, Social Services in Greater Masaka Oversight Tour
[Nile Post] The leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has been left in shock after he discovered that residents in Lwengo District are grappling with access to safe drinking water. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Peer-led training improves lifejacket wear among occupational boaters: evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial on Lake Albert, Uganda - Oporia F, Kibira SPS, Jagnoor J, Kobusingye O, Makumbi FE, Isunju JB, Nuwaha F.
BACKGROUND: The burden of drowning among occupational boaters in low and middle-income countries is highest globally. In Uganda, over 95% of people who drowned from boating-related activities were not wearing lifejackets at the time of the incident. We imp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Forms of sexual violence perpetrated in conflict and post-conflict settings against South Sudanese men resettled in two communities in Uganda: an exploratory qualitative study - Olaluwoye T, Hoban E, Williams J.
BACKGROUND: Consideration for men as survivors of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings has gained some prominence in the last decade. There remains a paucity of empirical data on forms of sexual violence from the survivors' perspective, a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sexual and nonsexual violence and mental health among male refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo residing in Kampala, Uganda: a population-based survey - Hladik W, Nasirumbi Muniina P, Familiar I, Kaiser P, Ogwal M, Serwadda D, Sande E, Kiyingi H, Siya Bahinduka C, Dolan C.
We conducted a population-based survey in 2013 in Kampala, Uganda, to examine violence and mental health outcomes among self-settled male refugees from the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Male DRC refugees aged 18+ years were sampled through re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Uganda: Rice Sold in Kampala Shops, Groceries Could Cause Cancer - Study
[Nile Post] Research conducted by a team of scientists from Makerere University has shown that rice sold in Kampala shops has potential cancer-causing effects due to high levels of arsenic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture East Africa Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Interview - a Simple Device Used After Birth Can Help Save Lives, Says Award-Winning Young Innovator
[spotlight] As a child growing up in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Maureen Etuket used a screwdriver to dismantle electronic appliances and toy trucks. "I was around eight, nine years old," she says. "I guess it just excited me." (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 18, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Innovation Pregnancy and Childbirth Science and Biotechnology Sustainable Development Uganda Women and Gender Source Type: news
