Pregnant women with disabilities in Uganda say they have a hard time accessing public health care because of nurses’ negative attitude toward them and lack of ramps, doorways and beds designed to accommodate their needs.
Author: Okello Jesus Ojara
Posted inLife Style / Northern News
Forgotten sorrow for persons with disabilities
Organisation of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) through their DRR projects have advocated for inclusiveness of disaster risk reduction programs in Uganda.
Posted inCulture / Northern News
Greater North: Cultural leaders to come together as ‘one greater north people’
He added that cultural and religious leaders must advocate for a sustainable peace amongst its subjects to fight against conflicts and bring a long-lasting unity.
Posted inNorthern News / Security
Four detained over fake national IDs at UPDF 4 Div. Barracks
Latek noted that there is a team which is verifying national identity cards and once the team finds out that one has a fake national identity card, the person will be given over to the police for more investigations.
Posted inNorthern News / Security
Northern Uganda: Over 4000 submit applications to join LDU
“Over 100 applicants were female youth,” he adds.
Posted inHealth / Northern News
Gulu records 1,096 screened cases of Tuberculosis
In March this year, Uganda Radio Network (URN) reported that over 40 percent of TB patients in Gulu abandoned treatment due to lack of food.
Posted inNorthern News
Gulu city: Health inspectors blamed for poor waste management
“There are inadequate numbers of vehicles for garbage collection and even not being inadequate but most of the vehicles are not a on good working condition which makes waste management difficult,” Onen said.
Posted inHealth / Northern News
Gulu health department records 2,722 new cases of HIV/AIDs
He, however, cited that the retention rate of patients under treatment is dropping where Gulu city has a percentage of 95.5 and Gulu district has a total of 93.3 percent.
Posted inNorthern News
Gulu DLG impounds over 200 bags of charcoal
We have just raised Uganda shillings 69 million only as per the past one month of July and we have a lot to bring forth so that we meet the requirements, added Ateker.
Posted inCOVID-19 / Northern News
Zombo registers over 5000 cases of teenage pregnancies in 17 months
Oyullu added that these cases are majorly due to negligence by parents who don’t take care of these teenagers and more so the Covid-19 lockdown.
Posted inNorthern News / Politics
Abalo Abiya’s nomination to Gulu DSC rejected for her role in land wrangles
This drove the Speaker to conclude for the immediate replacement and fresh nominee to be presented before the council within one week.
Posted inNorthern News / Security
Detonation of deadly bombs within Gulu progressing
The 20 years of Lord Resistance Army – LRA insurgency in Northern Uganda has left so many unexploded bombs and Gulu was the main district where the war was majorly fought.