Malaria: Uganda and Rwanda battle misinformation and lack of education in race to roll out vaccine. The vaccine is a significant step in eradicating a disease which has killed more than 409 000 in ...

He served Moyo District Local Government for two terms as Chairperson of the District Service Commission and, until his death ...

Malaria has long been a scourge in Uganda, claiming lives, straining the health system, and stifling economic progress. As the leading cause of illness and death in the country, it is a crisis ...

Uganda was one of many malaria-prone countries where the use of DDT brought the killer disease to the brink of eradication. With the help of DDT, the global malaria death rate–which had been 1,740 ...

At this year’s National Science Week at Kololo Ceremonial grounds, Uganda’s ambitions echoed loud and clear: not only is the ...

Every day, a million Africans are stricken by malaria. The possibility of sudden death is so real that all other considerations are minor, and people just find any available money for medical bills.

Uganda is making a bold push for energy self-reliance with the launch of its national Biofuel Blending Programme ...

The team found partial resistance to the malaria drug artemisinin in 11 of 100 children, aged 6 months to 12 years, treated in Uganda for a complicated case of infection by the malaria parasite ...

At least 162 people - mainly women and children under five - have died of malaria in the past three months in Uganda, according to health officials. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Jane Ruth Aceng ...

The World Health Organization has reported the number of malaria cases is declining, while deaths have fallen dramatically in recent years. But a new study says malaria cases are not declining ...

A Minnesota woman has died of malaria 01:20. A Minnesota woman has died of malaria after traveling abroad, helping children in Uganda. Khristina Lund lived in Loretto and died earlier this month.

Battling Malaria in Uganda Fiona Kobusingye | Nov 18, 2009 The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.