Stanbic Bank Staff Members led by Tunde Thorpe, Executive Head Business Commercial Banking Handover the vital equipment to Dr. Brian Kisembo Ast. DHO Kabarole District Stanbic Bank recently joined hands with Busaiga SACCO to organize a medical camp in Fort Portal, which coincided with a donation of vital medical equipment
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Dr. John Bosco Nsubuga, Executive Director, Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is grappling with low staffing, having 261 staff out of the required 1,195. The Hospital is mandated to serve 4.3million people from six districts. The revelation was made by Dr. John Bosco Nsubuga, Executive Director, Entebbe
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Participants donating blood during the I&M Bank blood donation drive on Thursday. I&M Bank Uganda on Thursday conducted two blood donation drives, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, aimed at further boosting the national blood bank capacity. The drives, done in partnership with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS), saw
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Professor Achileo Kaaya speaking A coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food justice has called on government to immediately ban the sale of junk food in school canteens. The demand, part of a five-point appeal, also includes urgent approval of the draft Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM), enhanced public awareness
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Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Chairperson of Health Services Commission, revealed that they had received a total of 1,413 applications. More than one thousand doctors have applied to fill just sixteen positions recently advertised by the Health Service Commission. Speaking to journalists on Monday as shortlisted candidates sat for their aptitude
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A group photo of customers and HFB staff donating blood to save a life during the Blood drive. June 20, 2025 – Housing Finance Bank (HFB), in partnership with Universal .M. Enterprises- Affordable Housing , hosted an impactful blood donation drive at the HFB Head Office in Kololo, marking the
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Dr. Hasfa Lukwata, Head of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at Ministry of Health Although gambling has long been part of Ugandan society, the rapid growth of sports betting is now pushing the issue into public health territory. Dr. Hasfa Lukwata, Head of the Division of Mental
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State Minister of Health in charge of Primary Health Care, Margaret Muhanga, has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to curb the misinformation around the use of vaccines if they are to prevent the wastage of government resources. Muhanga, who was speaking about the challenges that might face the
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A group picture of representatives from Mengo Hospital and Rotary Kampala South Mengo Hospital, in collaboration with Rotary Kampala South, hosted a fundraising breakfast today, March 11, 2025, to generate support for the Mengo Hospital Dialysis Unit. The fundraiser aimed to enhance the unit’s capacity and ensure that life-saving dialysis
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Following the suspension of all foreign aid from the United States of America by President Donald Trump, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has been thrown in disarray prompting calls to Parliament to ensure Shs300Bn is availed to the Commission if Uganda is to reverse the looming crisis that awaits the
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