An acute shortage of blood has hit Ugandan hospitals with not a single blood unit available in some health centres to be given to patients with emergency cases. We have learnt that the blood ran out last week, and currently patients in need of blood transfusions are being referred to private clinics and hospitals. […]
It seems Uganda is no longer the pearl of Africa. Uganda, the country preparing to celebrate her 50 years of independence is still ruined by diseases, corruption, embezzlement, human rights abuse and lack of drugs in hospitals. For example we have just received shocking information that over 80 Hepatitis B patients in Uganda have […]
Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU), owned by former Makerere Vice Chancellor, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba starts work. Baryamureeba’s university is to offer both local and international degrees. The Uganda Technology and Management University becomes the 31st university in Uganda. Uganda Technology and Management University has been incorporated in Uganda as a Company limited by shares. […]
Trade Minister Maj. General Kahinda Otafiire fears that some Ugandans may be experiencing the effects of radioactive cars imported from Japan. He says that this is as a result of the earthquakes, tsunami and a nuclear disaster that hit Japan and spilled radio-active materials, He says that after the tragedies that hit Japan, Uganda government […]
After the government has scraped all the 32 subjects that were being offered at O-Level schools around Uganda, the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), a body mandated to handle education curricula in Uganda have come out with new subjects to be offered from senior one to senior four. […]
It seems the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government is determined to curb the spirit of treason and concealment of treason from Ugandans. We have heard that Uganda security operatives a few days back arrested an opposition sympathizer, Michael Kabazigurika and a couple of other people and beat them to near death in a bid to […]
A new frontier in the fight against HIV/AIDS in millions of new born children in Uganda has been launched in Kampala on Tuesday. The new frontier (read plan) has been code named ‘Option B+’ plan. Under option B+ plan, pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS will receive treatment early enough in order to prolong their […]
The governor bank of Uganda, Tumusiime Mutebile has announced that annual headline and core inflation fell sharply to 11.9% and 11.5% respectively in August this year from 14.3% and 15.4% in July. There was also a sharp fall in annual non food inflation from 19.1% in July to 16.0% in August which in previous […]
The Uganda manufacturers association (UMA) has announced its 20th Uganda international trade fair. The bazaar will run from 4th to 10th October 2012 at Lugogo show grounds in Kampala. The trade fair will run under the theme “50 years of creating wealth in Uganda.” According to the press release the management of UMA sent […]
Some Ugandans wonder about the magnitude of reluctance president Museveni and his government officials have over Ugandan! Experts and political analysts in Uganda say that Museveni and his senior government officials travel almost on a daily basis to European developed countries than Uganda. They say that Museveni and his cohorts in government whenever they […]