Health
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Africa and the Caribbean to firm cooperation via regional development banks
KAMPALA– Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean took a strong upward turn this week as the regions’ premier financial institutions—the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Caribbean Development Bank—came together to…
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Tayebwa urges German MPs to woo home investors to Uganda
KAMPALA– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has asked legislators from Germany to encourage the European country’s investors to come and invest in Uganda, saying the latter has immense investment opportunities.…
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Natural disasters: URCS, Weatherman partner to reduce losses
KAMPALA – The Uganda Red Cross Society [ URCS ] and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority [UNMA] have entered into a partnership, through which the latter will share weather and climate information…
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WHO warns Africa experiences shortage of donor blood requirements
KAMPALA– The World Health Organisation [ WHO ] has lamented the African region’s disproportionate number of conditions requiring donor blood, compared to other regions globally, as it impacts as many as seven million…
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Hoima Catholic Diocese seeks Shs 40bln for children and women’s hospital
HOIMA– Hoima Catholic Diocese needs Shs 40 billion to construct a specialized hospital for children and women. The hospital if completed will help mitigate the maternal and childhood health challenges that the…
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Proceeds of Empango Marathon dedicated to Kikuube health facility
KIKUUBE- The Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom DR. Solomon Iguru Gafabusa has dedicated the proceeds of Empango Marathon to the Kikuube district Health Center IV to procure theater items. The marathon that took…
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Some relief as rains reduce Fall Armyworms in Pader
PADER– Pader district leaders are still pondering how farmers whose farmlands were invaded by the Fall Armyworm [FAW] can be helped, even though the recent heavy rains in the district have caused…
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Dr Atwine urges medics to take up operational research
MBARARA– The Permanent Secretary [PS] in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine has encouraged the medical personnel to employ operational research, which she said is important in ensuring that techniques and…
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What Museveni said in State of the Nation Address 2022
KAMPALA– Yesterday President Yoweri Museveni gave his State of the Nation Address [SONA] 2022 where he explained various issues in the Ugandcan economy; including talking about Emyooga SACCOs, the Parish Development Model…
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Tourism recovery gains momentum as restrictions ease and confidence returns
MADRID– Tourism continues to recover at a strong pace. Globally, destinations welcomed almost three times as many international arrivals in the first quarter of 2022 as in the same period of 2021,…
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