Good Samaritans donating blood According to the 2021 statistics from World Health Organisation’s Global Database on blood safety, a country should be able to collect blood equivalent to 1% of its population. Uganda has an estimated population of over 45 million but only collects an estimated amount of 300,000 units
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A preliminary study by Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has revealed that as oil and gas developments kick off in the Albertine Region, the demand for meat and milk has outstripped the supply. Tonny Odokonyero, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) presented the finding of the
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Asokon Lomulin inside her hut at Kamekwi village. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA Thousands of families faced with starvation in parts of the North Rift region in Kenya are in urgent need of relief supplies and access to health care as a humanitarian agency issues alert over the deteriorating food situation in the
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Safaricom Chief Customer Business Officer Sylvia Mulinge. PHOTO | NMG MTN Uganda has appointed Sylvia Mulinge –currently the head of consumer business at Safaricom— as its new chief executive starting September 1. The move marks Ms Mulinge’s successful jump to the CEO’s post after her appointment to lead
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The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) represents a critical solution to making energy poverty history in Africa by 2030. In addition to transporting much-needed oil across the region and improving energy security by connecting hydrocarbon-rich basins in Uganda with both its regional and international destinations, the pipeline will be
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L-R: State Minister for Agriculture, Fred Bwino, Robert Mwesigye-Technical Extension Manager at UCDA and UCDA MD, Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye inspecting the wet processing equipment The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has given Coffee Wet Processing Equipment (wet mills) to Arabica-coffee farmers across
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Local leaders in Masaka District are concerned that the Parish Development Model program may be hindered by challenges of markets of agricultural produce livestock diseases. Through the implementation of the program, the government is seeking to transform the livelihoods of 39 households (approximately 3.5 million) from subsistence to a money
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