Ntungamo Positions Itself for Industrial Transformation
The Africa Coffee ParkThe district is trying to ensure that new investments generate jobs and revenue while protecting land, the environment and the interests of local co...
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Uganda’s Growing Maternity Burden Renews Call for Stronger Family Planning Services
With Uganda recording an estimated 1.6 million to 1.7 million deliveries annually, health officials are urging stronger family planning services to help women safely spac...
Govt urges refugees to return home as humanitarian support declines
KAMPALA: The Government through the Office of the Prime (OPM) has urged refugees to return to their countries as humanitarian funding declines. Speaking at the opening of...
Entebbe Hospital staffing at 21% as MPs warn of growing pressure on health services
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is operating with only about one-fifth of its approved staffing structure as patient numbers rise, raising concerns about workload and...
Mukono District Chief Lukooya, LCI Chairperson Solomon Serwanja Engagement Promises Roads, Water, and Youth Schemes
Mukono District Local Government leadership has pledged major infrastructure, water, and economic interventions to address long-standing service delivery challenges in Ky...
Who loses when medical interns stay home?
Who loses when medical interns stay home?At a time when Uganda’s public hospitals are already struggling with too few health workers, more than 2,000 young doctors stay...
Majority of the population in Karamoja faces Acute hunger
Oxfam said only 54.1% of households still had food stocks, with supplies in most districts expected to last less than a monthThe Karamojong at a recent event in MorotoNea...
Africa CDC, WHO Call for Urgent Community-Led Action as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DRC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for an urgent expansion of community-led efforts to...
Solar-powered irrigation offers lifeline as drought fuels hunger in Karamoja
Solar-powered irrigation offers lifeline as drought fuels hunger in KaramojaA solar-powered irrigation project in Nakapiripirit District is helping families grow food thr...
Sebei Residents Call on Minister Balaam to Inspect Government Projects, Allege Massive Waste of Public Funds
KAPCHORWA – Residents from the Sebei sub-region have called on the Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, and the State Minister for Local Government, J...