Health
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Nurses urged to join SACCOs, ditch money lenders and multiple loans
KITGUM, May 23, 2026 — Nurses and midwives in Kitgum district have been advised by district health heads to stop borrowing from private money lenders and instead join Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases spike in Europe
LONDON, May 22, 2026 — New data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [ECDC] show that sexually transmitted infections have reached record levels across Europe in 2024, driven by…
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Uganda postpones 2026 Coops Day celebrations over Ebola outbreak
KAMPALA, May 22, 2026 — Uganda has suspended national celebrations of the International Day of Cooperatives [Coops Day] until further notice following an Ebola outbreak in neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Uganda hosts Ebola preparedness and response meeting in Kampala
KAMPALA, May 22, 2026 — Uganda is hosting a high-level regional meeting on Ebola preparedness and response in Kampala as East and Central African countries step up efforts to contain the ongoing…
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New Africa CDC –Global Fund partnership to strengthen Africa’s health systems
GENEVA, May 22, 2026 — A new partnership between the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria [Global Fund] aims…
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Election of new PDM SACCO officials in Hoima resumes after suspected Ebola case tests negative
HOIMA, May 21, 2026 — The election of new officials of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district has resumed after blood samples from a suspected Ebola patient tested…
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Wildlife conservation concerns emerge as Uganda loses 269 elephants, 23 lions in two years
ENTEBBE, May 21, 2026 — Uganda has lost significant numbers of elephants and lions over the past two years, with the deaths largely attributed to escalating human-wildlife conflict. According to the landmark…
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United States responds to Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda with aid of US$ 13mln
KAMPALA, May 20, 2026 — The United States has mobilised an initial US$ 13 million [about Shs 48.1 billion]to support efforts to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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Africa CDC declares ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak public health emergency of continental security
KAMPALA, May 20, 2026 –The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ], acting on the recommendations of its Emergency Consultative Group [ECG], has officially declared the ongoing Bundibugyo…
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Farmers suffer losses as mysterious disease kills pigs in Kotido district
KOTIDO, May 19, 2026 — Pig farmers across Kotido District are facing a deepening economic crisis as a mysterious and highly contagious disease continues to decimate the local swine population For more…
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