Health
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Indian association to hold eye camp in eastern Uganda
SOROTI-The North Indian Cultural Association [NICA] of Uganda in collaboration with the government has unveiled plans to conduct the 68th free eye screening and 19th cataract surgery camp in eastern Uganda. The…
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Lira hospital struggling to provide health services-official
LIRA-Lira Regional Referral Hospital is struggling with scarce resources and limited space to provide maternal health care, safe delivery, and neonatal care, according to a senior staff. Dr. James Okello, the in-charge…
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Food insecurity impacts mental health illnesses in Northern Uganda
GULU– Mental health experts have linked the resurgence of mental illnesses in Northern Uganda to food insecurity as people struggle to provide for their families. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital which serves Acholi…
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Kasese authorities ban ‘imported meat’ over Ebola
KASESE – In a bid to stop the spread of Ebola disease in Kasese district, authorities have decided to ban the sale of cheap “Sanga meat” there, stating that it is procured…
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Stanbic Bank donates beds and mama kits to Masaka hospital
MASAKA– As part of its corporate social responsibility, Stanbic Bank Masaka Branch has donated two delivery beds and medical mama kits worth eight million shillings to Masaka Regional Referral Hospital maternity ward.…
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Rising water treatment costs worry NWSC
FORT PORTAL – The National Water and Sewerage Corporation [ NWSC ] is frightened by the high costs involved in treating the water sourced from River Mpanga, which they say, is highly…
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Mbarara market vendors fear Ebola outbreak
MBARARA – Following the outbreak of Ebola in Mubende district that has claimed the lives of some people including medical workers, vendors in Mbarara Central Market now fear the deadly disease could…
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Over Shs 5.7bln availed to improve tracking of under-immunised and unimmunised children
KAMPALA-The Government of Japan has provided a US$ 1.5 million [ Shs 5,710,860,000] contribution to the United Nations Children’s Agency [UNICEF], to support Uganda to improve tracking of under-immunised and unimmunised children…
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Hoima city street vendors demand for market and sanitary facilities
HOIMA– Street vendors operating on pavements of Buhaga road roundabout in Hoima West division, Hoima city have decried the lack of a market structure and sanitary facilities in the city. Over 200…
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NDA arrests notorious drug dealers in Kampala
KAMPALA-The National Drug Authority [NDA] yesterday netted suspected drug dealers in Nabulagala, Kampala. According to NDA’s Abiaz public relations manager, Abiaz Rwamwiri, a one Francis Hafishimana together with other six accomplices were…
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