Uganda turns to solar refrigerators to keep vaccines cool
The government yesterday dispatched 776 pieces of equipment comprising 556 solar direct drive refrigerators and 220 electric refrigerators to districts to ensure safe sto...
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Caught in the shadows: Painful reality of elephantiasis
It is midday and Gaudensia Tankobatagira is sitting quietly on a stool beneath the shade of an avocado tree at her home in Kabigyemire Village, Busiriba Sub-county in Kam...
Measles breaks out in 42 districts
The Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that 42 districts in the country have reported an outbreak of measles. Dr Aceng told health officials and district l...
Kigezi crumbles under weight of high TB cases
Authorities in Kigezi have said cases of tuberculosis (TB) are still high in the sub-region despite several interventions by the government and development partners to co...
The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent p...
3 in 10 Ugandans going without food daily
As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day, at least three in every 10 households will skip a meal or not eat at all for the entire day. Mr Moses...
Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant
Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, wil...
Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant
Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, wil...
How to grow organic cocoa
Cocoa grows well on a wide range of soils but lose soils that allow movement of air and moisture, and root penetration is ideal. It must hold moisture in the soil during...
A guide for growing green gram
Green gram is a leguminous crop that is widely cultivated in Uganda and several Asian countries. Green gram is a source of protein, fibre, iron, and vitamin C and has man...