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Posted inHealth / Lira News
National yellow fever vaccination to be launched in Lira City
In August 2020, the yellow fever vaccination was launched in Moyo district and a total of 1.6 million people aged 9 months to 60 years old were expected to benefit.
Posted inAdjumani / Health
Evangelical mission donates equipment worth shs300m to Adjumani hospital
The LC5 chairperson of Adjumani Ben Anyama who received the equipment on behalf of the hospital lauded the donors for the offer…..
Posted inChurch News / Health
Church of Uganda commends Parliament, grateful for Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023
The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is good and we are grateful to the President for assenting to it. But, it will not solve all of our problems. We must also examine our own hearts and repent of sexual greed,” says Archbishop.
Posted inHealth / News
UNAIDS’ Byanyima speaks, staunchly condemns Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law
Reactions after President Museveni signed the Anti-homosexuality Bill into a Law on Monday has started coming, with the UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaking against it on Monday from Geneva.
Posted inEastern / Health
Speaker Among lauds Bukedea VHTs
To help them improve on agriculture, speaker Among donated a number of items including hoes and seedlings to the VHTs
Posted inHealth / West Nile News
MP Mamawi donates ambulance to Adjumani district
Maureen Komaa, a resident of Pakele town council in Adjumani said she is excited with the ambulance as it will help in the referral of pregnant mothers to the hospital and referrals to other health facilities outside the district.
Posted inHealth / Lango
5 years of operations in Lango, Rhites North explains the progress
Minister Kawooya said all the equipment installed by Rhites North Lango in government health facilities will be under the custody of the government.
Posted inHealth
Climate change impacts: Governments urged to invest in mental health infrastructure
In recent years climate change has become a social, economic, environmental, and political challenge facing humankind both at local, regional, and global levels.
Posted inOyam News / WASH
16,000 households in Oyam district without latrines
In Otwal sub-county, Oyam district, 45 people have been registered with a strange disease similar to bilharzia.
Posted inHealth / Northern News
Northern Uganda’s only hope to fight a silent ‘pandemic’
According to Ojok, hearing defects are a significant problem in Northern Uganda and yet remain untackled by health facilities and stakeholders.
Posted inFeatures / Health
Uptake of Hepatitis B vaccines still low among refugees and host communities in West Nile
From 2020 to 2022, according to the acting district health officer, of the 13,000 people tested in Yumbe, 67 people tested positive of Hepatitis B and all were enrolled in care and treatment.