Health
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Gov’t extends dedicated power line to Lira Hospital
LIRA, August 16, 2024 – Government has initiated the extension of a dedicated power line to Lira Regional Referral Hospital to address frequent power interruptions. The Shs 1.7 billion project, being executed…
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WHO declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
GENEVA, August 15, 2024 – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and a growing number of countries…
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Districts to get community hospitals in new health sector reform
KAMPALA, August 10, 2024 – Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector aimed at upgrading health centre IVs in the country to community hospitals. This was disclosed by the…
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Health Ministry needs extra Shs18 billion for medical interns
KAMPALA, August 7, 2024 – The Ministry of Health needs more Shs18 billion to deploy medical interns who recently expressed their displeasure over government’s failure to place them in various health facilities in…
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Health ministry confirms two cases of imported Mpox in Uganda
KASESE, August 5, 2024 – The Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of Monkeypox [Mpox] in Kasese district which were imported from the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. According to…
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WASH project improves the lives of border communities in EAC region
ARUSHA, August 4, 2024 – The East African Community [ EAC ] together with International Organisation for Migration [IOM] and the German Agency for International Cooperation [GIZ], have announced the successful conclusion…
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PDM beneficiaries suffer losses as strange disease kills over 10,000 chicken in Masaka City
MASAKA, August 2, 2024 – The Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiary poultry farmers in Masaka City are worried following an outbreak of a strange viral poultry disease that has claimed over 10,000…
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MAAIF lifts FMD quarantine on livestock trade in Bukedea district
BUKEDEA, August 1, 2024 – Trade in livestock and related products can continue in Bukedea district. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] lifted a quarantine imposed…
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As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
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EAC calls for heightened public awareness to combat spread of Monkeypox
ARUSHA, July 30, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] Secretariat has called on the bloc’s Partner States to sensitise their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of…
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