This year, we are asking you to Use❤️ For Every❤️. It is an opportunity for you to stop and consider how best to use the heart; For humanity : To access treatment and support for CVDs, For nature: Air pollution is responsible for 25% of all CVD deaths, taking the lives of 7 million people every […]
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a deadly disease with occasional outbreaks that occur mostly on the African continent. EVD most commonly affects people and nonhuman primates…Read More
The development comes after the approval of $70m (sh264.7b) loan request for the construction and equipment of the Uganda Heart Institute, by the Government. Read More
Members of the Parliamentary Health Committee have approved a request by the government to acquire a $75m (Shs285b) loan for establishing a state-of-the-art heart surgery and treatment centre in Kampala. Read More
Dr John Omagino, the Executive Director of UHI said they were waiting for the Parliamentary Committee on National Economy to approve the loan so that they can start the construction of the new facility. Read More
Jinja: 22nd April,2022 , Uganda Heart Association successfully holds 7th annual scientific congress at Source of the Nile Hotel – Jinja. Theme: “Cardiovascular Health during the post COVID-19 pandemic” Read More
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the post below that exists at Uganda Heart Institute. Eligible persons should address their applications (supported by a curriculum vita, certified copies of academic and relevant certificates) to the Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala. Evidence of experience should be supported by […]
Penicillin, a widely available and affordable antibiotic, may be one key to turning the tide on the deadly impacts of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) for children in developing nations. This is per the new findings of a large-scale, randomized controlled trial completed in Uganda and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More
Kampala – 29th September, 2021- Uganda joins the rest of the World to commemorate World Heart Day and to raise awareness about heart disease. In this time of COVID-19, cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients are at an increased risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 disease. People living with CVD are at a higher risk of […]
Cardiovascular Glossary (Q-Z) Radial artery access – Using the radial artery in the wrist as the entry point for the catheter in an angioplasty or stent procedure. Also called transradial access, the transradial approach, or transradial angioplasty. Radionuclide imaging – A test in which a harmless radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream to show information about […]