Lira’s current trajectory, unplanned high-rise construction amid infrastructure deficits, is creating a unique pathology: the vertical slum.
Author: Dr. Bob Marley Achura - Senior Resident Columnist
Posted inOpinion
We built cars that see, but not eyes for the blind!
As artificial intelligence (AI) races ahead, millions remain in darkness, not because we lack the technology, but because we’ve lost our moral compass. It’s time to ask: what good is progress if it leaves people behind?
Posted inHealth
They trusted the hospital. It killed them
Uganda’s Bupivacaine scandal and the price of impunity; National Drug Authority’s latest recall and our nation’s tolerance for preventable deaths!
Posted inCommentary
Why Lango must present a real agenda during the President’s visit
As the President begins his campaign tour in Lango – nine districts, countless voices—but without unity, Lango risks walking away from the 2026 campaigns again empty-handed!
Posted inMalaria
Why does malaria still evade Africa despite all our knowledge!
“Despite decades of research, innovation, and proven tools, Africa still loses hundreds of thousands of women and children to malaria, a crisis of financing, policy, and sustained national action.”
Posted inTND Doctor
The antibiotic lottery: How Northern Uganda’s Doctors are playing Russian roulette with your health
Every reckless prescription pushes us closer to a future where antibiotics no longer work.
Posted inOpinion
Why Uganda’s happiest district – Alebtong – is also one of its poorest!
In the pursuit of happiness, Uganda needs a Ministry of Happiness.
Posted inTND Doctor
We once beat HIV—now it’s beating us again!
We celebrated too soon. HIV/AIDS never left, and unless Uganda confronts stigma and complacency, it will claim another generation.
Posted inTND Doctor
Prescription for disaster: Uganda’s antibiotic time bomb
Unchecked self-medication is fueling antibiotic resistance, threatening millions of lives, and exposing the deadly cracks in Uganda’s healthcare system.