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Uganda:
CSOS Want Special Health Centers for Young People
New Vision, 20 October 2013
Civil Society Organizations advocating for health rights of vulnerable groups have called on government to establish functional and well equipped youth health centers to provide… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyan Women Flock to Uganda for Cancer Treatment
The Star, 5 September 2013
Kenyan women with cervical cancer have been seeking treatment in Uganda because local hospitals lack proper equipment. Read more »
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Uganda:
How to Kill Pain, Not the Patient
Observer, 3 September 2013
In one of the numerous homes in Makindye, a Kampala suburb, Norah Nanziri lies on a mattress, staring at the wall. Read more »
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Uganda:
Weekend Guide - Free Cervical Cancer Screening and Counselling
Observer, 18 July 2013
The Hub has started a campaign against cervical cancer. Come for free checking, treatment and counselling at 9am till evening. Read more »
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Uganda:
Kampala Screens for Cervical Cancer
Observer, 18 July 2013
The Hub, at Oasis Mall, Mild May Uganda and Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU), have partnered to conduct a five-day health sensitisation campaign, with emphasis on cervical cancer… Read more »
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Uganda:
Cervical Cancer - 2,400 Die Yearly in Uganda - Report
EA Business, 29 April 2013
The Royal Philips Electronics Fabric of Africa Trends Report' has revealed that over 2,400 women die every year in Uganda, from Cervical Cancer. Read more »
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Uganda:
Substance in Semen Could Aid Cervical Cancer Growth
New Vision, 4 April 2013
Cervical cancer is now one of the most common cancers in women. Cancer is a disease in which the cells in the body develop out of control. Read more »
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Uganda:
Early Testing Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths
EA Business, 25 March 2013
According to the Uganda Women's Health Initiative (UWHI), 3,577 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 2,464 die from the disease every year. Read more »
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Uganda:
Infection-Related Cancers Worry Medics
Observer, 6 March 2013
Infections like malaria, HIV, Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and typhoid are the leading cause of cancers in Uganda, Dr Fred Okuku, a medical oncologist at Uganda Cancer… Read more »
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Uganda:
Thousands of Women Are Dying for Cancer Services
Observer, 28 February 2013
At the beginning of February we commemorated World Cancer day (WCD), with the national activities in Sheema district. Read more »
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Uganda:
Demystifying Cancer Myths
New Vision, 11 February 2013
World Cancer Day was celebrated on February 4, 2013. Each year the World Health Organisation (WHO) supports the International Union Against Cancer and promotes ways to ease the… Read more »
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Uganda:
Free Cancer Tests for 440,000 Women
Observer, 8 February 2013
As part of activities to mark World Cancer day, the ministry of Health (MoH) is launching a four-year nationwide initiative to provide affordable screening and treatment of… Read more »