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November 26, 2022
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EBOLA CAN NOT BE TREATED BY TRADITIONAL HEALERS, STOP YOUR ACTIVITIES FOR NOW-PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI By Goodluck Musinguzi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked traditional healers to stop their activities in Mubende and Kassanda districts to avoid hoodwinking the public. A suspected case of Ebola may present with …
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November 26, 2022
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PAKWACH VILLAGE CHAIRPERSONS TOLD TO USE NEW BICYCLES FOR EBOLA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN By Goodluck Musinguzi PAKWACH: MONDAY, November 06, 2022 The Village and Parish council chairpersons in Pakwach district have been told to intensify the Ebola awareness campaign following the provision of new bicycles by the local government ministry and …
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November 25, 2022
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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 …
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November 24, 2022
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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 …
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November 24, 2022
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“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 …
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November 24, 2022
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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 …
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November 24, 2022
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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 …
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November 20, 2022
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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 …
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November 16, 2022
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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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November 11, 2022
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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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November 6, 2022
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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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November 4, 2022
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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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November 1, 2022
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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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October 29, 2022
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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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October 29, 2022
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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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October 29, 2022
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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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October 27, 2022
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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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October 27, 2022
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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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