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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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Health
EAC strengthens health security with launch of UVRI as Regional Centre of Excellence in Virology
ENTEBBE, July 25, 2026 – The East African Community’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks has been significantly strengthened following the official launch and operationalisation of the Uganda…
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Health
Health Minister confirms no new Ebola cases in Uganda
KAMPALA, July 17, 2026 — Uganda has recorded no new confirmed Ebola cases in the past 21 days, but the country must complete a 42-day period without a new case before it…
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Agriculture
Uganda’s peasant movement calls for ban on hazardous pesticides, promotes agroecology
KAMPALA, July 16, 2026 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda has called on the Government of Uganda, the East African Community [EAC] and the European Union…
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Agriculture
Nebbi leaders reject agricultural inputs over expired pesticides
NEBBI, July 13, 2026 — Local leaders in Nebbi District have rejected a consignment of agricultural inputs supplied by Farmer to Farmer Distributors, a Kampala-based agricultural inputs distributor, after discovering that pesticides…
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Environment
Hot and drier weather expected throughout July, says minister
KAMPALA, July 10, 2026 — Uganda is expected to experience predominantly dry and warmer-than-normal weather conditions throughout July 2026, with below-average rainfall forecast across most parts of the country, the Minister of…
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