The Athanasious Beekunda family: “Thanks for your support and decent sendoff of Mama Beatrice”
Mrs Beatrice Beekunda died a happy and joyful mother who believed in prayers and her God.
Category: Health
Outlets closed, drugs worth shs70m impounded during NDA operation in Lango
NDA regional manager for Northern Uganda Zablon Kwizera Igirikwayo noted that the operation was done in the respective districts and city based on the past records regarding their level of compliance.
Locals in Pader sub-county decry shortages of anti-malarial drugs
The average economic loss to malaria in Uganda annually is over shs. 1.8trillion.
709 out of 19,763 tested positive for HIV in Pader
Pader district was previously ranked at 12 percent which was as well higher than the national ranking at 5.4 percent.
Dokolo district registers 27,899 cases of malaria – report
The malaria death rate in Uganda is estimated to be between 70,000 and 100,000 deaths per year; a toll that exceeds that of HIV/AIDS.
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.
Dr Jane Aceng’s plan to have functional national hospitals
Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has told the government to implement three-phase power connection to sort out inadequate power supplies to hospitals crisis the country.
The effects of open border on HIV/AIDS and TB patients in Madi
Logoba HC3 is currently treating 30 HIV/AIDS patients from refugee settlement camps including others from neighboring villages of Kajio-Keji county of South Sudan.
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.
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.
Eulogy: Requiesce in peace, loving sister Dr. Joy Kyeyune Kyazike
Being the humanitarian that she was, Dr. Joy had joined the drive to save Dr Anthony Buhangamaiso who needs a Kidney transplant and for whom a fundraiser is ongoing.
Remembering Dr Joy Kyeyune – a gem whose generous heart goes silent
Dr Joy rendered her all towards the restoration of the “Short Tower” (Stephen Galogitho) and never stopped walking the journey with us to her end.