Health
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Reconcile to offer better services – Masindi politicians, civil servants warned
MASINDI, June 27, 2024 – The Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of mobilisation Rtd. Lt. Col. Kibrai Mbako has advised political leaders and civil servants in Masindi district to reconcile if they…
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UMA donates items worth Shs 200mln to Mbale hospital
MBALE, June 24, 2024 – Uganda Manufacturers Association [UMA] has donated assorted items to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital worth Shs 200 million to boost health service delivery. The donation was handed over…
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EAC tests activation of regional rapid response mechanism to infectious disease outbreaks
ARUSHA, June 22, 2024 – The EAC table-top simulation exercise [TTX] organised by the EAC Secretariat and Partner States and other technical partners successfully tested the activation of the recently established regional…
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Ugandan chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
KAMPALA, June 21, 2024 – Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. They described their “detective work” in the forests of Uganda –…
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Koreans train Masindi coop on quality maize and soybean production
MASINDI, June 21, 2024 – Korea International Cooperation Agency [KOICA] together with Q- Feed Company Limited are currently training members of One Accord Kiryana Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited [OAKFCSL] in Kabutukuru village…
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EU pork producers afraid as China launches anti-dumping investigation into meat exports
LONDON, June 18, 2024 – China has launched an anti-dumping probe into the European Union’s pork exports, which experts fear could impact European food producers. The move follows last week’s conclusion of…
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Nebbi vendors threaten to stage demonstration over uncollected garbage
NEBBI, June 17, 2024 – Over 100 market vendors in Nebbi Municipality whose businesses are being affected by the accumulated garbage at a nearby primary collection point have threatened to a stage…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda donates to Mbale hospital
MBALE, June 14, 2024 – Stanbic Bank Uganda, has reaffirmed its commitment to support the Ministry of Health to improve maternal healthcare services across the country by donating equipment worth Shs 20…
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33 percent of deaths in Uganda are due to NCDs, says WHO
FORT PORTAL, June 11, 2024 – According World Health Organisation [WHO], a total of 33 percent of annual deaths in Uganda today are due to non-communicable diseases [ NCDs ], and for…
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King of Bunyoro offers financial support to Kibaale Health Centre IV
HOIMA, June 11, 2024 – The king [Omukama] of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Dr Solomon Gafabusa Iguru I has dedicated the proceeds of Empango Marathon to Kibaale district Health Centre IV to procure delivery beds…
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