The Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS) has called for enactment of a law to stop staff from public and private health facilities from selling blood to the public because it hinders blood collection. Samuel Davis Wante, a Clinical Team Leader at Nakasero Blood Bank explained that while the country needs
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The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority- UCAA says passenger numbers at Entebbe International Airport are increasing steadily due to the easing of global travel restrictions. According to Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General of UCAA, 110,547 passengers were recorded in January 2022. Of these, 62,677 were departures and 47,870 were arrivals, translating
Read MoreMore than half of the patients who visit Ugandan hospitals have to wait for more than an hour before they can see a health worker only to be told there's no medicine or equipment to assist in their diagnosis, according to a survey carried out by the Ministry of Health.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education and Sports has hired a consultant to carry out a study on whether parents whose children attend government-funded schools should pay school fees or not. This move is geared towards addressing the ever-increasing school fees that parents are made to pay. According to the Minister for
Read MoreMinister JC Muyingo commissioning the school on Wednesday this week A row has emerged between Luwero district and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council over the renaming of the newly commissioned school in Katikamu sub county. On Wednesday this week, the State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo commissioned a 2.3
Read MoreThe government is looking for people who spread false information that the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is dead. Oulanyah was on 5th February flown to a hospital in Seattle in the United States of America to receive specialized treatment after spending several days in Mulago Nattional Referral Hospital. The
Read MoreThe Entebbe Chief Magistrate's court has fined Carol Birungi, Uganda shillings 30 million for unlawful possession and trafficking of narcotics. Last month, Birungi was found with 91 pellets concealed in her private parts destined for New Delhi-India. The 26-year-old Birungi appeared before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate, Juliet Nakitende on Friday
Read MoreDestroyed: Some of the seized illicit cigarettes destroyed yesterday Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has this afternoon in partnership with Luweero Industries destroyed illicit cigarettes worth Shs 1. 2 billion. The consignment, loaded in three trucks included illicit, banned and chewing tobacco (393099 cartons) worth US$ 340, 000, an equivalent of
Read MoreGovernment has urged Ugandans to stay calm, not to panic as commodity prices rise saying that the situation is only temporary. Speaking at the government media center in Kampala, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance Dr. Chris Baryomunsi said the causes for the increase in commodity prices are largely
Read MoreThe government has launched the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, a disaster preparedness and management framework, in case of an oil spillage incident in the industry. The plan is aimed at preventing or managing disasters that may arise when a liquid or semi-liquid petroleum hydrocarbon, either crude or final product,
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