HIV/AIDS
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Health
MPs urge govt to operationalise HIV/AIDS Trust Fund
KAMPALA – The chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters, Sarah Netalisile has asked fellow Members of Parliament to mount pressure on government to operationalize the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund. Netalisile,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Members of Otwo-Can VSLA call for financial literacy training
KWANIA – Otwo-Can Village Savings and Loan Association [VSLA] members in Aduku Sub-county, Kwania district have appealed to the government to help train them in financial literacy, saying it would enable them…
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Health
Lack of awareness aiding spread of TB in Butaleja
BUTALEJA: Health experts in Butaleja district have said there is need to create community awareness in the district in order to curb the spread of Tuberculosis [TB]. Dr. Siraji Kizito, the Butaleja…
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News
Human trafficking worries Rwenzori religious leaders
KABAROLE –Religious leaders in Rwenzori Sub-region have expressed concern over the increasing cases of human trafficking in the region and the country at large. The clerics are asking the government to establish…
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Health
Young HIV/AIDS patients call for strengthened policies on stigmatisation
KWANIA-Young people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda, under the umbrella of Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS [UNYPA] have decried stigmatisation and discrimination. The young HIV-positive accused some of…
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News
Rise in malaria cases worry Kabarole leaders
KABAROLE- Leaders in Kabarole and Fort Portal city are worried over the increase in malaria cases, saying the figures are alarming. Current statistics indicate that the malaria positivity rate for Kabarole district…
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News
NGO launches study to tackle HIV/AIDS-related stigma and poverty
MASAKA– International Centre for Child Health and Development [ICHAD] has launched a five-year- research study code-named ”Suubi Stronger Families” aimed at fighting poverty, strengthening financial stability and parenting in families affected by…
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News
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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Cooperatives & Communities
High HIV/AIDS prevalence among the young population worries experts
SOROTI- Experts fighting HIV/AIDS in the Teso region have raised concern over the high HIV/AIDs prevalence rate among the young population aged 20-24 years. Teso sub-region comprises 10 districts of Amuria, Soroti,…
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Development
ICYD project to partner with TASO in Soroti District
SOROTI – The Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) project, will partner with The Aids Support Organization (TASO) in Soroti. The partnership is meant to support Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in…
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