The Ministry of Health has drafted amendments to the regulations on the marketing and sale of infants and child foods. Currently, the country uses the 1997 regulations on the marketing of infants and young child foods adopted from the 1981 International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes policy of
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The Ministry of Health is still undecided on which persons will be immunized against COVID-19 using China's Sinovac vaccine. While the vaccine from China was approved for us by both the World Health Organisation and the country's National Drug Authority, officials have not yet decided which districts will receive the
Read MoreSome newly born babies are testing positive to COVID-19 hours after birth despite several studies showing that newborns wouldn’t contract the virus from their mothers. Dr. Lawrence Kazibwe, a Senior Obstetrician at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, says that while the majority of mothers who tested positive for COVID-19 at the
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The UPDF 3rd Division Commander, Brigadier Joseph Balikundembe has issued shoot to kill orders against any warrior who puts up resistance during the ongoing disarmament exercise. Brigadier Balikundembe issued the orders on Saturday during the official launch of the cordon and search operations in Nabilatuk, Amudat and Nakapiripirit districts. Addressing
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- Hen refused to lay after 16 to 25 weeks or more. - -Sudden drop in egg production. - Laying too small eggs, low quality eggs. If you have observed such in your hens, here are the 7 possible reasons your chickens are not laying or stop Laying. 1. Low
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The Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives has kick started discussions to see how both tenants and the property owners can share losses caused by the COVID-19 lockdown so that both parties can remain in business without either party struggling to stay afloat. The plan was revealed by David Bahati, State
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Over 2400 Ugandans trafficked to Gulf countries last year are loitering the streets, Uganda’s Ambassador to the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), Zaake Kibedi has revealed. He explains that most of the affected are females who were trafficked to countries like UAE, Qatar, Omar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan with promises of domestic
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Alvin Mbugua (pictured) has left Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), Business Focus understands. Mbugua joined UBL in 2019 as Managing Director. However, the UBL confirms that Mbugua has been appointed as General Manager of Diageo Caribbean and Central America (CCA). CCA is the largest beer business in the Latin America and Caribbean
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Mr. Morrish Ocen, the Assistant Commissioner, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Zetu Africa representative, Japheth Kawanguzi, Team Lead at The Innovation Village, Menyo Innocent, CEO M-Scan, Frank Kamugisha - CEO Ecoplastile Limited and Fukase Yutaka, JICA Chief Representative. M-Scan, Zetu Africa and Ecoplastile Limited emerged as the three winners in the previous
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One of the 100 beneficiaries receiving relief items from Housing Finance Bank officials Housing Finance Bank Saturday donated food items to residents of Mulimira Zone, Bukoto in Nakawa division. At least 100 vulnerable people including the blind, young mothers, pregnant mothers, the disabled and the elderly among others benefited from the
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