Abortion in Uganda [1] like in other African countries such as Nigeria [2] is legal only when performed to save a woman’s life. Therefore, Uganda’s law does not mean that abortion is legal but is rather restrictive [1, 3]. ...

The revised WHO 2015 guidelines recommends a universal test-and-treat strategy for malaria in all endemic areas targeting rational use of antimalarial and antibiotics (Organization, 2015). Antibiotic resistance is a growing ...

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11th March 2020, and as of the 3rd May 2022, the total cumulative cases and death globally stood at 511,965,711 and 6,240,619, respectively. ...

Despite global commitments to improve settlements over the next couple of years, sanitation remains a huge challenge in most informal settlements. Municipal and local governments seem to have neglected part of their prime ...

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common reason for which antimicrobials are prescribed in pregnancy Worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, Candida colonization ...

Background: Breast self-examination is a widely accepted, inexpensive and non-complex screening method for breast cancer because it does not entail complex technical training and therefore a more practical approach in a ...

Background Sexual dysfunction is a common adverse effect for 50-80% of patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. This could be very annoying and makes the patient scornful of his sexual aggrandizement despite ...

Background: Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they continue to fuel TB transmission ...

Background—misinformation and mistrust often undermines community vaccine uptake, yet information in rural communities, especially of developing countries, is scarce. This study aimed to identify major challenges associated ...

Background Almost all maternal deaths and other related morbidities occur in low income countries. Childbirth supervised by a skilled provider in a health facility is a key intervention to prevent maternal and perinatal ...