The democratic republic of Congo has been hit by yet another Ebola outbreak just days after the termination of the previous one. Reports from the country indicated Ebola tracks in its conflict-torn east province of North Kivu. 20 people have been reported dead from the epidemic in the Beni region of North Kivu -which homes […]
According to the Annual Health Accounts (NHA) findings by the ministry of health, the government spends an average of 3,000UGsh on each Ugandan for medical care. The findings were based on the expenditures in the health sector of the financial years 2014/15 and 2015/16. The overall expenditures, with household and contributions from donors were however […]
Local musician Madinah Nambooze commonly known as Hajati Madina the “Bibuuza”singer who was pronounced dead by social media platforms especially whatsapp and Facebook on Monday was diagnosed with a heart complication in Mulago hospital. She needs over 18m for the operation in India. Hajati Madina has been down with a strange but serious disease for […]
Residents of Sorong district, West Papua in Indonesia have conducted a violent operation that has left over 300 crocodiles dead after killing a man. Although the crocodile farm is legal with a working permit, it didn’t stop the villagers from invading These, after the burial, equipped themselves with machetes, clubs, hummers, knives and axes killing […]
This follows an outcry and anger from the citizens who, rather than make mobile money transactions as was before the taxes, prefer to use public means such as motorcycles, taxis to transfer money as they found it cheaper to travel than incur the extra costs that come with the tax. For social media, users have […]
A report by Twaweza has found out that only one out of four citizens a representative of 24% of Ugandans have access to piped water. The report, carried out using Sauti Za Wananchi a national mobile-phone survey by Twaweza, states that this is mainly found around urban areas. Releasing the finding based on data collected from 1971 […]
Uganda today has registered a milestone in the environment sphere as being the first African nation to sign the nationally determined contribution towards addressing climate change impacts as a way to fulfill the 2015 Paris agreement. The nationally determined contribution plans is part of the national strategies the country will implement to see that it combats […]
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has called for an end to charcoal burning and its exportation to neighboring countries. Kadaga said Parliament shall establish punitive measures against those involved in the practice. “It is clear that as a country, we are not doing enough to stop charcoal burning. For how long are we going to allow our […]
The government of Uganda through State Minister for Health and General Duties, Sarah Opendi, has denied reports of Ebola outbreak in the country. Earlier reports had indicated that there has been an outbreak in Mubende district, located in central Uganda. “We would like to inform the public that there is no Ebola outbreak in Mubende District […]
As the world prepares to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on Thursday, Uganda is striving to fight against the use of the substance which is a source of income to some people and yet a drain to the economy in terms health care. World Health Organization (WHO) in a statement issued on Wedneday May 30, […]