Bishop Bukomeko while addressing the congregation at the event By Goodluck Musinguzi The bishop of the Mityana diocese the Right Rev Dr James Bukomeko Ssaalongo has urged Ugandan to be vigilant and follow the President’s directives on the Ebola situation in order to avert very high risks of increased cases …
Read More »THE RISK OF SPREADING EBOLA IS HIGH, MUBENDE AND KASANDA DISTRICTS LOCKDOWN FOR 21 DAYS
By Goodluck Musinguzi 26 days after announcing the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the Ministry of Health has been forced to recommend a lockdown in two districts of Mubende and Kasanda the epi-centre of the viral disease. President Yoweri Museveni narrated how two known family members decided to visit other districts …
Read More »“LINK BUS TO BE SURRENDERED TO GOVERNMENT FOR CONTRAVENING EBOLA GUIDELINES”- PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNED TRANSPORTERS
“LINK BUS TO BE SURRENDERED TO GOVERNMENT FOR CONTRAVENING EBOLA GUIDELINES”- PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNED TRANSPORTERS By Goodluck Musinguzi Two passengers (Bus Inspectors) whose health status is not known with families in Kasanda district the epi-centre of Ebola Virus Disease, decided to leave the area after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced …
Read More »FIRST EBOLA LOCKDOWN IN UGANDA INTENDED TO STOP SICK PEOPLE FROM TRAVELLING TO POPULATED AREAS
FIRST EBOLA LOCKDOWN IN UGANDA INTENDED TO STOP SICK PEOPLE FROM TRAVELLING TO POPULATED AREAS By Goodluck Musinguzi 26 days after announcing the Ebola breakout in Uganda, the Ministry of Health has been forced to recommend a lockdown in two districts of Mubende and Kasanda the epi-centre of the viral …
Read More »DR JANE RUTH ACENG LEADS STRATEGIC COMMITTEE/RESPONSE PARTNERS ON EBOLA TO KASSANDA
DR JANE RUTH ACENG LEADS STRATEGIC COMMITTEE/RESPONSE PARTNERS ON EBOLA TO KASSANDA By Goodluck Musinguzi Kassanda District Task Force has hosted the National Strategic Committee and Response Partners on Ebola after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the 21 days lockdown. They held a dialogue with the community at Bweyongede and …
Read More »MTN MARATHON TO SUPPORT KAABONG HOSPITAL IN KARAMOJA REGION, 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN BORN IN 2021- DR DIANA ATWINE
By Goodluck Musinguzi Kaabong General Hospital produced close to 1000 babies in the year 2020, 6 mothers died in labour while they recorded 21 Fresh Still Birth. These children are part of the 1.5 million children born per year in Uganda. Therefore, improving maternal and neonatal health is the dream …
Read More »UGANDA AMONG FIVE COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST TB TREATMENT COVERAGE-WHO
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022 Uganda is one of the five countries with the highest level of treatment coverage for tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organisation has confirmed in its latest report. It joins China, Bangaladesh, Brazil and Zambia in that small league of countries to have …
Read More »FOOD PRICES FALL IN PADER DISTRICT AS HARVEST PEAKS
BY KASLINE GLADYS LAKAREBER PADER: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022 The prices of leading food crops have gone down in Pader district as harvest season peaks. Mark Ojok, a farmer based in Pagwari village Pader town council, attributed the dramatic fall of prices to dominance by middlemen and absence of farmers’ …
Read More »PAKWACH RESIDENTS TURNING TO SOLAR AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY DESPITE SUPPLY, QUALITY CONCERNS
BY ACHORA GEOFREY PAKWACH: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2022 In the rural communities of Pakwach district, adoption of solar power is slowly taking root, supplementing wood fuel and charcoal, the primary sources of household energy. Residents say this is because many private players in the solar energy sector are promoting the …
Read More »CREATING A NEW FOREST IN MBALE, UPDF AND GREENING UGANDA CAMPAIGN TARGET 5000 FRUIT AND INDIGENOUS TREES
By Goodluck Musinguzi As part of Uganda People’s Defence Forces9UPDF) 2022 Tarehe Sita operations on the Greening Uganda Campaign, more than 5000 fruit and indigenous trees will be grown in this October rainy season. Tree seedlings were loaded and delivered to Elgon regions on 21st October 2022. “We launched the …
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