Health
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Nebbi Lions Club donates relief food items worth millions of shillings to vulnerable elders
NEBBI – More than 20 vulnerable elderly persons residing in Nebbi Town that were selected by the community members have benefited from relief food items worth Shs.2m from the Lions Club, Nebbi…
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Amuru district suspends road rehabilitations over heavy rains
AMURU – Amuru district local government has suspended road rehabilitations following continuous heavy rainfall being experienced in the district. At the time of the suspension, the district was grading Oberabic to Gira…
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Kagadi hailstorm destroys 1000 acres of crop gardens
KAGADI – More than 3,000 farmers from 7 villages of Kisuura parish Bwikara sub-county, Kagadi district are counting loses after heavy hailstorms destroyed their farms and killed animals. The heavy rains coupled…
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Lack of beds, Ambulance crippling maternal services in Anaka General Hospital
NWOYA – Anaka General Hospital in Nwoya district is struggling with lack of delivery beds in its maternity ward. Currently, the hospital only has 2 delivery beds with a 200 monthly delivery…
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Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi
MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident occurred during…
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More than 31m people likely to face food insecurity and hunger in East Africa
KAMPALA – An estimated 31.4 million people in the Eastern Africa are likely to face acute food insecurity and hunger unless states take appropriate response mechanisms. A regional research report by the…
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Farmers want government to dig trenches around villages neighboring Murchison Falls National Park
MASINDI – Farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Kiruli sub-county in Masindi district want the government to dig trenches around the villages adjacent to the park to deter elephants from destroying…
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Hoima Sugar Company Limited compensates four families
KIKUUBE – Hoima Sugar Company Limited (HSCL), an Indian owned company growing sugarcane and producing sugar in Kikuube district has compensated families whose relatives died in road and factory accidents. The company…
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Huawei donates PPEs to Nwoya district
NWOYA – Telecommunication company, Huawei have donated assorted Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to Nwoya district as it struggles to overcome the fight against the contagious Covid19. Some of the items donated include;…
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I am not sick – IGP Ochola refutes Police reports
KAMPALA – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Martin Okoth Ochola has finally spoken out regarding his health condition, insisting that he is not sick, but rather fit enough to discharge his duties…
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