Victoria University has issued guidelines to its students and public to ensure that they safeguard themselves from the deadly coronavirus. In a notice from the university’s faculty of health sciences, students are told to wash their hands regularly with an alcoholic-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. “Make sure that you and the people around you follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your hand elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose all the used tissue immediately,” the Ugandan university advised. “Maintain at least one metre distance between yourself…

Pupils who predominantly participate in sports activities are able to shed of stress and renew their lives, Daphne Kato, the Principal of Kampala Parents’ School has said. She was speaking recently at the school’s sports day. While many people think that stress is for adults, new studies and experts have said that toddlers can easily be affected especially if they don’t find a balance between class work, play time and domestic chores. The Principal emphasized the importance of sports in the school curriculum. She stated that sports help relieve pupils' stress from hours of classes, help keep their minds healthy…

A chef and nutritionist at La Cabana Restaurant has warned that by regularly missing breakfast, the first meal of a day, you risk attracting certain health problems, explaining that starting your morning with breakfast will boost your metabolism. La Cabana Restaurant & bar at Speke Apartments, Wampeweo Avenue, is the only Kampala’s premium and ritzy churrasco grill restaurant in Uganda. Their menu consist of Uganda’s natural foods, ranging from garden vegetables, fruits and goods harvested from local gardens. Breakfast is considered an important meal because it breaks the overnight fasting period, replenishes your supply of glucose and provides other essential…

Speke Apartments on Wampewo Avenue is an affluent upscale property that has some of the finest amenities you want in a residential facility. It specializes in self catering apartments for corporate, leisure and family travelers in Kampala. It has a luxurious Brazilian themed restaurant and bar called La Cabana Restaurant. It recently added a classy and luxurious Calabash Spa and Salon, to further meet the needs of its customers. Calabash Spa and Salon is a luxurious spa and salon that provides a variety of services for the purpose of improving health, beauty and relaxation through personal care treatments such as…

Board games have over the years been used as educational tool and a recreational pastime activity. Today, schools are adopting board games because they have proven to be an effective tool to develop a child’s health – most importantly the brain. “Board Games play a very important role in a child's health and brain development. Board games help children develop logic and reasoning skills, improve critical thinking and boost spatial reasoning. “Encouraging children to play different types of board games can also increase verbal and communication skills, while helping develop attention skills and the ability to concentrate and focus for…

Depression is a leading cause of death in the world yet it remains rampant in modern day society. More people are getting depressed day by day however the easiest solution is just under our noses. Dr. Krishna N. Sharma, the Dean- Faculty of Health Sciences at Victoria University, Kampala, in his book "Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Depression", in which he wholesomely discusses depression, offer numerous ways depression can be dealt with. Dr. Sharma describes depression as ‘a feeling of detachment from the things you like or a feeling of negativity’ which when it goes on for more than fourteen…

While gaining a little bit of body weight and mass in Uganda can come off as a sign that ‘things’ are going well for you, experts in the medical world predict doom. Gaining weight is actually a health threat as it comes with a number of ailments some of which are fatal. Shedding off these extra kilos of fat can be a daunting task which requires sacrifice, resilience and dedication. But it is possible, according to James Oketch, an instructor at The City Gym in Kampala. He says well managed aerobics exercise routine can produce good results. He explains that…