The Lancet Series calls for a comprehensive, government-led response to curb UPF consumption including mandatory front-of-pack warning labels to alert consumers to unhealthy products.
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Yumbe’s sweet solution: How solar dried mangoes became a lifeline for vulnerable homes
For the past seven years, Asiko has been scrimping and saving from donations. Early this year, he used his saving to buy a solar dryer worth two million Uganda shillings.
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How Acholi locals are tackling malnutrition with food banks
The United Nations Children’s Agency, UNICEF, has identified malnutrition, malaria, pneumonia, and HIV/AIDS as the leading causes of child mortality in Northern Uganda in 2023.
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Nutrition champions lead campaign against malnutrition in Adjumani
From April to September 2024, refugee settlements have shown higher vulnerability to acute malnutrition compared to host communities.
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Hazardous pesticides: The silent killer in Uganda
By July 2023, over 65% of the 55 flagged pesticide ingredients classified as HHPs were banned in the European Union but still approved for use in Uganda.
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Africa Health Concern donates to over 100 children in Lira district
According to Ejedio, Africa Health Concern is looking for partnerships with both local and international health development players.
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Relief food scandal: Apprehended LC3 chair reveals accomplices
Abim district leadership must act quickly to address the issue and restore community trust after the food scandal.
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From orchard to innovation: Chucks Foods’ pioneering journey in transforming Ugandan lemons
Chucks Foods Uganda Limited has not only put Ugandan lemons on the global map but has also sown the seeds for a sustainable and prosperous future for the nation.
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Besides contaminated foods, hazardous waste disposal poses a threat to water sources in Gulu
According to a research done by ESAFF Uganda in 2022-2023, about 600 million various food types consumed globally are unsafe.
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How refugees in Adjumani are fighting malnutrition
James Vuciri Logwenya, the agriculture officer for Dzaipi sub-county lauded the project, saying that since the project started, it has helped to improve on the stunting and malnutrition cases in the region.
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Wetland farming poses a threat to food safety in Gulu City
Aggrey Atuhaire, a crops specialist says food crops in the wetlands are easily contaminated through the release of the agrochemicals which end up in plants or crops.
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ESAFF calls for efforts to promote food safety to avert food-borne infections
ESAFF works by nurturing the participation of small scale farmers in sustainable development processes, capacity building and institutional development