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Mulago Doctors Link Rise in Throat Cancer, Diabetes to Risky Youth Behaviors

Mulago Doctors Link Rise in Throat Cancer, Diabetes to Risky Youth Behaviors

Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have raised concern over a growing number of throat cancer and diabetes cases, particularly among young patients.In a health update released this week, medics at the facility cited excessive shisha smoking, poor dieta

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Stop Calling it 'Gap Teeth' or 'Open Teeth' Here is the Correct Word to Say and Other Health Facts

Stop Calling it 'Gap Teeth' or 'Open Teeth' Here is the Correct Word to Say and Other Health Facts

Many people refer to the space between the front teeth as “gap teeth” or “open teeth,” but did you know there’s actually a medical term for it? The correct word is “diastema.” A diastema is a space or gap between two teeth, most commonly the upper

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Muntu Could Fill Gap Left By Besigye in Newly Formed ANT

Muntu Could Fill Gap Left By Besigye in Newly Formed ANT

The Newly Formed Corporation Agreement between the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) and the People’s Front For Freedom (PFF) has received praise from political analysts with many seeing ANT’s Gen. Mugisha Muntu as a potential figure to fill the leadership gap left by Dr. Kizza Besig

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Urgent Action needed to Curb toxic Vehicle Emissions in Uganda, Warns Study

Urgent Action needed to Curb toxic Vehicle Emissions in Uganda, Warns Study

Urgent and targeted action is needed to tackle Kampala’s alarming vehicle emissions problem, a new report has revealed.The study, conducted by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has provided the first-ever rea

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Top Police, Prisons Officers Hit Pay Jackpot in Major Salary Shake-Up

Top Police, Prisons Officers Hit Pay Jackpot in Major Salary Shake-Up

Top-ranking officers in the Uganda Police Force and Uganda Prisons Service will now earn a uniform 

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Luyombya Steps Down from Nakawa Mayoral Race in Internal NUP Deal for Nubian Li

Luyombya Steps Down from Nakawa Mayoral Race in Internal NUP Deal for Nubian Li

Kampala | Godfrey Luyombya has officially announced his withdrawal from the Nakawa Division Urban Council mayoral race, citing the need for party cohesion and unity.However, multiple sources close to the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) indicate t

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UPDF Launches Free Medical Outreach in Kinawataka Ahead of Public Service Day

UPDF Launches Free Medical Outreach in Kinawataka Ahead of Public Service Day

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA), has launched a two-day free medical outreach in Kinawataka village, Nakawa Division, ahead of the 14th African Public Service Day celebrations.The health camp, which began on

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Collusion Threatens Balaalo Eviction Exercise in Obongi, RDC Hashaka Warns

Collusion Threatens Balaalo Eviction Exercise in Obongi, RDC Hashaka Warns

A section of politicians and landlords in Obongi District are reportedly colluding with Balaalo herders to frustrate the implementation of Presidential Executive Order No. 2 of 2025, which directs the eviction of migrant cattle herders from Northern Uganda.The Obongi Resident District Co

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NARO Unveils Breakthrough Aflasafe Solution to Combat Aflatoxins in Ugandan Cereals

NARO Unveils Breakthrough Aflasafe Solution to Combat Aflatoxins in Ugandan Cereals

Scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) have developed a groundbreaking innovation dubbed “Aflasafe” to combat the rising threat of Aflatoxins—naturally occurring toxins caused by fungi that pose serious health risks and are increasingly

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Civil Society, Stakeholders Identify Four Major Barriers to Ankole Region’s Socioeconomic Transformation

Civil Society, Stakeholders Identify Four Major Barriers to Ankole Region’s Socioeconomic Transformation

Stakeholders from the Ankole subregion, together with civil society organizations, have outlined four key factors that have undermined the socioeconomic transformation of the region.The challenges include the commercialization of politics, low agricultural production driven by harsh climat

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