By Edward Akaki – KaramojaIn 2021, the government through the Ministry of Health revealed that they had finalized the planning and funding for the installation of Computed Tomography (CT) Scan machines in all the fourteen regional referral hospitals in the country. The project that was slated for the previous year …
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By Augustine OluleAs Karamoja region remains the only region in Uganda without a city, the leaders from Moroto Municipality the proposed city to be have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to fulfill his pledge of upgrading Moroto Municipality into a city come 2023.Muhammad Ismail the mayor of Moroto Municipality says …
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Shared by Dr. Musonda Mumba Today, ministers and ambassadors from Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands adopted the Wuhan Declaration.During the High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP14) on 6 November 2022, ministers and ambassadors of Contracting Parties adopted the Wuhan Declaration – a statement …
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By Edward Akaki The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) will take place from 5th to 13th November 2022, in a hybrid manner in Wuhan (China) at East Lake International Conference Center (ELICC) and Geneva (Switzerland) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).The opening and high-level segment …
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Tuesday, 1 November 2022 By Lawrence Okwakol -Nakapiripirit Leaders in Nakapiripirit district have asked government to address the causes of child trafficking and rural to urban migration especially from Karamoja to other major urban areas like Jinja and Kampala Cities. Agnes Flora Aguma, the clerk to council of Nakapiripirit district …
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UPDF Amplifies Greening Uganda Campaign With Local Governments To Promote Orchard Farming And Environmental Conservation The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has today partnered with the Local Governments of Manafwa and Mbale districts to promote orchard farming and environmental conservation in the Elgon Sub-region with support of fruits & indigenous …
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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 …
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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’ …
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Thursday, 27 October 2022 By Musana Venentulo-Serere The Member of Parliament for Pingire County Hon. Fred Opolot in partnership with the Northern Indian Association in Uganda (NICA) are set to hold the 69th free eye screening camp and 19th cataract surgery in serere HCIV. According to Gulshan Ram the Indian …
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Thursday, 27 October 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Karamoja Leaders from Karamoja have plauded the permanent secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine and the Ministry of Health for it’s response towards eliminating Malaria from the region. The leaders who joined the ministry officials during the launch of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention said Malaria has …
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