The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic especially intensified food insecurity. In his World Food Day message published by UN News yesterday October 16, 2020, he said some 130 million people worldwide risk being pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of …
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‘Be Confident’.Get Immunized, Get Tested for better health.Rise Against Poverty Organization,RAP Uganda joins Uganda and the rest of the world to mark #WorldHepatitisBday under the theme “Hep Free Future”. Today, Tuesday July 28, 2020 is World Hepatitis Day under the theme “Hep Free Future”. 2016 survey: Hepatitis B prevalence stands at 4.1% among individuals aged 15-64 years. …
April 24,1981, San Francisco (U.S) resident Ken Horne is reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) with Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). On June 5,1981 (39 yrs ago), the CDC would retroactively identify him as the first patient of the AIDS epidemic in the US. He was also suffering from Cryptococcus. Worldwide,number of people with HIV/AIDS …
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