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Stanbic Bank backs QCIL with Shs 133bln to boost drug production
KAMPALA, May 25, 2025 – Stanbic Bank Uganda has extended a debt facility of up to US$ 36 million [approximately Shs 133 billion] to Quality Chemical Industries Limited [ QCIL ], a…
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Low health financing in Uganda worries sector stakeholders
KAMPALA, May 12, 2025 – – Sector stakeholders at the recent Uganda National Dialogue on Health Financing have expressed deep concern over low investment in healthcare and called for increased accountability, domestic…
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Dei Biopharma Founder honoured with prestigious Pharma Ratna Universe Award
KAMPALA, April 23, 2025 –– Dr. Matthias Magoola, Founder of Dei Biopharma, has been honoured with the prestigious Pharma Ratna Universe Award, India’s most coveted recognition in the biopharma and healthcare sector.…
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Minister commends researchers for developing herbal medicines to treat respiratory diseases
KAMPALA, February 13, 2025 – Dr Monica Musenero, the Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation [STI], has congratulated Kazire Health Products Limited and Busitema University scientists for developing two herbal medicines meant…
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UAC needs Shs 300 billion to bridge USAID HIV funding gap
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 — The Uganda AIDS Commission [UAC] and AHF Uganda Cares, organisation HIV/AIDS services, have called for allocation of Shs 300 billion to cater for critical drugs and laboratory…
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Ugandans urged to formalise businesses to access gov’t support
MBARARA CITY, February 10, 2025 – Dr. Edward Kazire, Principal Investigator and renowned proprietor of Kazire Health Products Limited, has urged Ugandans to formalise their businesses in order to benefit from government…
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Opinions & Commentary
To comply with new EU rules, coffee framers should grow native tree species
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024 — Indigenous trees are native to a particular region or ecosystem and have over time adapted to the local climate and soil conditions. Uganda has more than 800…
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Central
Commonwealth Speakers commend CIPLA Quality Chemicals
KAMPALA, January 8, 2024 – Speakers and Presiding Officers from the Commonwealth days ago visited the CIPLA Quality Chemicals Industries Ltd [CIPLA QCIL] in Luzira, Kampala where they lauded the factory for…
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Western
NDA builds capacity of herbalists in Tooro Kingdom
FORT PORTAL – National Drug Authority [NDA] in partnership with Tooro Kingdom has trained more than 100 herbalists to ensure the production of safe herbal medicines. According to the NDA public relations…
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National
Local pharmacists caution gov’t on veterinary drugs’ regulation in new bill
KAMPALA – The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda [PSC], a regulatory body of pharmacists in the country has cautioned government against leaving the regulation of veterinary medicine in the hands of private practitioners.…
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