What to do when a fuel tanker explodes
The high death toll from the fuel tanker fire at Kigogwa Trading Centre has raised concern about the lack of awareness among Ugandans regarding safety protocols in accide...
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Best, worst districts in healthcare delivery named
The Health Ministry has named the best-performing and worst-performing districts in health service delivery during the 2023/2024 financial year. In the health sub-program...
How small measuring tape is combating malnutrition
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, a group of 15 lactating mothers gather under a mango tree in Olemba Village, Ginyako Parish, Dranya Sub-county, in Koboko District. One of...
Why you need to exercise during cancer treatment
Cancer treatment, depending on the type and stage, may involve a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, which aims to halt the growth of cancer cells, either...
Fire burns Islamic school dormitory in Wakiso
Police are investigating the cause of a fire that burnt a girls’ dormitory at Bilal Islamic Institute, Kakiri Campus in Wakiso District. The Thursday 8pm inferno left s...
Don Nasser further remanded as case is still under investigation
Kampala City businessman and socialite Nasser Nduhukire, also known as Don Nasser, has been further remanded to Luzira Prison until October 23. Nduhukire appeared on Tues...
Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says
Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's h...
Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda
Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws cl...
Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda
Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws cl...