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How Mbarara City’s Besania SACCO is Redefining Microfinance in Western Uganda
MBARARA CITY, June 15, 2026 — What began nearly three decades ago as a modest faith-driven fellowship aimed at helping struggling Christian families has evolved into one of western Uganda’s most ambitious…
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Middle East Conflict Sends Global Growth to Lowest Rate Since COVID-19
KAMPALA, June 14, 2026—The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation,…
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Journal of Public Health in Africa expands with new rapid communications, policy and news sections
ADDIS ABABA, June 8, 2026 — The Journal of Public Health in Africa [JPHIA] owned by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC], has launched three new article categories to…
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EAC Health Ministers agree on urgent regional measures to strengthen response to Ebola outbreak
KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at all airports, ports and land border crossings across the…
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Kapchorwa District Council approves Shs 32bln budget for FY 2026/2027
KAPCHORWA, June 3, 2026 — Kapchorwa District Council has officially approved a Shs 32 billion budget for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, which begins on July 1, 2026. The budget was passed…
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Climate Change: NaSARRI empowers livestock farmers with climate smart production skills
SERERE, May 29, 2026 — The National Semi Arid Resources Research Institute[ NaSARRI] has started empowering livestock farmers in Teso, Karamoja and Lango subregions with skills to enable them make climate smart…
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CA-Africa and CIC Insurance champion cooperative health solutions to advance universal health coverage in Africa
NAIROBI, May 28, 2026 — ICA-Africa, in partnership with the CIC Group, recently convened a Health Cooperative Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, themed “Leveraging Health Cooperative Systems to Promote Good Health…
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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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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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