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SLOW DEATH:  Unhealthy Diets Kills More People Than Tobacco And High Blood Pressure, Study Finds

SLOW DEATH: Unhealthy Diets Kills More People Than Tobacco And High Blood Pressure, Study Finds

By Our Reporter As the country gears up to celebrating World Cancer Day, we re-publish a story that was first printed in the CBS News on April 3, 2019, regarding the fatalities caused due to…

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CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

By Nkasima Janet KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The global cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018.[1] One in 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide…

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What Lockdowns Mean For Food Security In East Africa

What Lockdowns Mean For Food Security In East Africa

BY IMMACULATE YOSSA DAISY  KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Festivities to mark a new year and decade have been short-lived the world over as the first months of 2020 witnessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parts of…

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Locust Hatchlings In Kenya Pose Threat To Crops

Locust Hatchlings In Kenya Pose Threat To Crops

|SHIFTMEDIA| The desert locusts that have invaded Kenyan farms for the past two months are now a cause for renewed worry as new swarms begin to hatch. In what is emerging as a new cycle…

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