According to the 2020 record from Gulu Cancer Registry, more than 1, 320 people in the four districts of Gulu, Amuru, Omoro, and Nwoya were diagnosed with cancers.
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Posted inEducation / Gulu
Inadequate housing forces government teachers to share dilapidated grass thatched huts
Gulu district has pledged total commitment to addressing education and housing challenges raised by the head teacher and PTA chairperson of the school.
Posted inAgriculture
Irrigation: Deputy RDC advises Gulu district staff to consult Amuru technocrats
According to Deputy RDC of Gulu Okidi, refusing to ask questions lead to the failure in the program – therefore poor service delivery to the beneficiaries.
Posted inAgriculture / News
Northern Uganda: musician turn to poultry farming to supplement earning
After starting the venture with 200 birds, seven months later, musician Ezzy says he has over 2,000 birds at his farm in Koro.
Posted inCOVID-19
Years later, Covid-19 survivors in Gulu still face public stigma
Terra Renaissance, a Nongovernmental organization working towards zero tolerance to the stigmatization of Covid-19 survivors, wants many stakeholders should be brought on board to address public stigma.
Posted inGulu News / Politics
FOWODE engages ‘voters’ as knowledge gaps remain a big issue
At least 1,286 citizens in the Acholi sub-region among them women, elders, youths and people living with disabilities have been consulted on constitutional reforms by Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE).
Posted inGulu News
Church launched in Gulu City to primarily fight witchcraft
A lot of spiritual doctrines of God will break through the community of Gulu and chase away the evil spirits, said Bishop.
Posted inHealth / Northern News
Maternal health care eludes women with disabilities in northern Uganda
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.
Posted inRegional Sports
NCS’s regional tours to address sports challenges
Dr. Ogwel Benard Patrick, the general-secretary of national council of sports said shs284m has been allocated for technical planning, including sports officers, district education officers for all the regions in Uganda in order to promote sport in Uganda.
Posted inEducation / Gulu News
Gulu: Why PP Newton High School’s dormitory caught fire
At 10 am when Lil reached PP, many nearby parents had already stormed the school on hearing the “Breaking News” on Radio Mega FM.
Posted inGulu News / Sports
Acholi’s two athletes to represent Uganda in the Japan marathon
Ugandan participating athletes are setting off on February 8, 2023.
Posted inEducation / Gulu News
Systems errors frustrate five teachers in Gulu district
The CAO of Gulu district Ochengel Ismael has said they are trying to engage with the ministry of public service to find what could be the problem, promising the challenges will be addressed.