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Health
Kiryandongo mothers shun health facilities due to systemic failures
KIRYANDONGO, September 20, 2026 — Despite government efforts to discourage home births, a significant number of mothers in Kiryandongo district are opting to use traditional birth attendants [TBAs], with 33 percent reportedly…
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News
Hunger looms as frequent elephant invasions overwhelm Kiryandongo residents
KIRYANDONGO, September 16, 2026 — Residents of several villages in Kicwabugingo, Kyankende and Kigumba sub-counties in Kiryandongo district have appealed to government to compel the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to construct a…
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Health
MPs irked by stock-out of sickle cell drugs in Busoga
JINJA CITY, September 9, 2026 — Several hospitals in the Busoga Sub-region have gone for four months without essential medicines used to treat sickle cell disease [SCD], worsening the burden faced by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda, US sign Shs 6.42 trillion health sector agreement
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — The Government of Uganda and the Government of the United States of America [USA] have signed a Strategic Objective Agreement [SOAG], setting out a framework for cooperation…
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News
EU-funded project boosts food security and climate resilience in Karamoja
MOROTO, September 7, 2026 — An EU-funded project has strengthened food production, household incomes and resilience to climate shocks among communities in Karamoja, as the region grapples with its worst drought since…
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Health
MPs call for improved health service delivery under UgIFT programme
KAMPALA, September 3, 2026 — Legislators have urged the government to improve staffing at health centres across the country, saying this will enhance health service delivery, particularly for Ugandans living in remote…
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Health
Standard Chartered donates Shs 186mln to strengthen Ebola prevention in Uganda
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has donated US$ 50,000 [approximately Shs 186 million] to Save the Children International – Uganda to support communities affected by the recent Ebola…
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Africa
Africa is Ready to Lead: CPHIA 2026 opens the next chapter of African public health
ADDIS ABABA, August 14, 2026 — Africa is seeking to strengthen its ownership of the continent’s public health agenda as the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa [ CPHIA 2026…
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Education
Primary school in Lira embraces beekeeping to keep learners in school
LIRA CITY, August 13, 2026 — Orit Primary School in Agweng Subcounty, Lira district, has embarked on beekeeping as part of efforts to sustain its school feeding programme and keep learners in…
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Environment
El Niño threat intensifies as warnings dominate global climate platforms
KAMPALA, August 5, 2026 — The World Meteorological Organization [WMO] and other global climate monitoring centres have warned of an imminent El Niño event during August and September, urging governments and other…
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