| UGANDAN REFUGEES TO GET OVER 800.000 BED NETS The health ministry will first conduct a needs assessment to determine which refugees require the bed nets the most. Malaria is still the single largest killer disease in Uganda, but the burden is double when it comes to refugees.... Read more |
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Ugandan doctor wins sh673m award for research Dr. Angela Musiimenta, a senior lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology received the prize at a ceremony held in Germany. According to an advisory from Uganda's embassy in Berlin, her project aimed to develop a conceptual model for supporting maternal health using mobiles... Read more |
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| UPC wants voters' verification for LC elections extended The party argues that an addition of three more days would allow all those intending to participate register so as not to miss out in the voting exercise, especially the 'working class category' who may not easily have the time. "This will also help avoid manipulation and rigging of the elections. If we are planning to have a free and fair election, then this timing is not enough," party spokesperson Michael Osinde argues. ... Read more |
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Prison congestion blamed on slow judicial process Prisons publicist Frank Baine says congestion has always been in place simply because stakeholders in the justice sector, especially the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Police, have not lived up to their duties.. Read more |
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Uganda's stand on Bible moves GAFCON meet "As soon as The Episcopal Church (TEC, the Anglican Church in USA) took the decision to consecrate an openly gay person as bishop in 2003, the Ugandan House of Bishops cut communion with TEC and Canada and all the provinces and dioceses that would follow suit. "In 2010, the Ugandan Provincial Assembly gave a moratorium that unless things change and Godly order is returned to the Anglican Communion, we shall not attend any meetings organised by Canterbury," Archbishop Stanley Ntagali says. ... Read more |
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| | How genes dictate treatment A patient will walk into a hospital and data on his genetic make-up will be retrieved. The doctor will then be able to tell the most efficient drug for their genetic type and the period they should be on treatment. For example, Enock Matovu, a dean at Makerere University's College of Veterinary Medicine, explained that all Tuberculosis patients receive standard treatment, which takes at least six months. Among these, there are patients who test negative shortly after starting the treatment, while others take a considerable period of time on the medication before they can test negative..... Read more |
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| | Crime and Technology: Are Ugandans aiming 'above' the target? The story of National ID's will never end. I have seen many with half scanned fingerprints, so even if you pulled prints from a crime scene you will never catch them using biometrics, and this was one of the aims for the whole project.A lot has been said about installation of cameras, but I dare you to find one MP and ask him for a basic implementation plan if he were put in charge of the project. .... Read more |
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| It is the rule of law, not the gun which guarantees security The gun may be the most recognisable trade dress of public authority and power but it must depend on the rule of law to keep the peace.The rule of law is the foundation of the modern state without which neither the state or the citizens can co-exist or function properly. It is the rule of law which makes every person,institution,entity including the state itself ,accountable to the law.... Read more |
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| Understanding debt and its impact on the economy For Uganda, most of the loans have been acquired for infrastructure investments, particularly energy and roads. There is no dispute what so ever that these comprise the most fundamental pillars that stimulate economic activity and drive growth.Uganda has experienced significant infrastructure deficit – Load shedding and poor road network. ... Read more |
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| | | | Officials bribed for favours, Paidha Black Angels CEO reveals Paidha Black Angels' Football Club CEO, Sam Kumakech discloses that as a CEO under pressure to deliver, he was almost tempted to yield to the referees' demands. He was appearing before the Federation of Uganda Football Association's commission of inquiry into officiation of various competitions... Read more |
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| | National Intermediate Boxing Championships takes shape Club One 10 in Kawempe will host the first and second preliminaries for Friday and Sunday while the quarter finals are to be played at Katwe play ground on June 26 and the semifinals will be held at Kitintale KCCA Grounds in Nakawa Division on June 28. The climax of the championships will be held in the city centre at the Kampala central division grounds... Read more |
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