Children in Uganda at risk from snail fever
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Scottish scientists have called for African infants to be routinely screened for a disease that causes impaired memory and organ damage. Edinburgh... Read more...

Conserving Gorillas through Public Health
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is surrounded by one of the highest human population densities in Africa of 200 to 300 people per square kilometre.... Read more...

Malnutrition in Karamoja
Friday, 09 March 2012
MOTIONLESS, she lay on her mother's lap. She looked severely emaciated. The skin on her body is wrinkled, pale, and peeling off. And when she... Read more...

Micronutrient supplementation 'may increase malaria risk'
Friday, 16 December 2011
[NAIROBI] A WHO recommendation to supply all iron-deficient children with micronutrient supplements has been called into question by a study that... Read more...

Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
The WHO estimates that more than 80% of African populations attend traditional healers for health reasons and that 40%–60% of these have some... Read more...

Receptor for Tasting Fat Identified in Humans- Research
Monday, 16 January 2012
Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have an affinity for fat, according to ... Read more...

14 in every 100 Men who have sex with Men have HIV
Monday, 19 September 2011
The HIV/AIDS prevalence in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kampala is substantially higher than among the general male population living in the... Read more...