Uganda should adopt a positive response strategy to suicide
In Uganda, recent data from Mental Health Uganda’s toll-free counselling line recorded 1,023 cases of suicidal ideation in 2024, with males accounting for 66.4% and females 33.6%.
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“Access to abortion is a human rights issue” says UN SR on Right To Health
Dr. Mable Bianco: “We categorically denounced that the restrictive laws for abortion and sexual and reproductive health in our countries are creating high maternal mortality and morbidity rates.”
80th UNGA must act to stop regressive pushbacks against health and gender
“As we are looking ahead to the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this month, my call to African leaders is that countries cannot afford ‘polite promises’ any longer.”
Sanjay Tanna had a mission to unlock regional fairness and economic trust in CEC
By integrating an Eastern perspective, the CEC could tackle region-specific challenges, such as infrastructure deficits and agricultural innovation, fostering a more cohesive national agenda.
Visionary British colonialism: East African cooperation, federation and independence
Although colonialism was a vehicle for enhanced domination and exploitation, the British rulers emphasized effective management and delivery of services as civilization.
Why telecom expense visibility is the missing link in financial governance
Telecoms spend can’t be measured. Kelly Battles, CFO of Quora, has said, “FP&A used to hold all the cards… Nowadays, valuable data resides across the business.”
NRM: The party of change and progress
For Ugandans craving change, the NRM is the best vehicle.
Can battery energy storage systems help power the future of mining in Africa?
Investing in energy storage is therefore the way of the future, both economically as well as environmentally.
“Sold before the interview:” How corruption is killing Uganda’s civil service dreams
Corruption in civil service recruitment has shifted from hushed rumour to open secret.
Lira City: The battle of heavyweights and a few lightweights
Lira City West is largely called for the incumbent, Hon. Sedrick Obong Eyit, unless his popular political protégé, Awany Cingmalo, enters the fray.
Unlocking Uganda’s digital potential: Why inclusive connectivity matters
Liquid has rolledout of 320 affordable Wi-Fi hotspots across Kampala to expand internet availability to citizens and supports the government’s vision for national development and digital inclusion.
A nation on life support: How Uganda betrayed its healers and the sick
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) estimates that over 600 doctors have already fled Uganda in just the last two years, some to South Sudan, Botswana, Namibia.