President Salva Kiir opened South Sudan's first-ever kidney hospital Thursday in Juba, calling it a breakthrough for the country's medical care. The facility — a welcome positive sign in conflict-torn South Sudan -- is to provide free services to all kidney patients in the country, including foreigners who have been
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African countries that are signatories to the Maputo Protocol have been urged to safeguard reproductive health rights of women by permitting abortion in cases of sexual assault or where pregnancy poses a risk to the physical or mental health of a woman. States have also been urged to decriminalize abortion
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Stanbic Bank Uganda, a partner and supporter of the MTN Kampala Marathon, has contributed Shs225 million towards this year’s activity. The money will be used to combat the exposure of school going children to cancer caused by asbestos roofing in Kampala and improving maternal health services at Kiswa and Komaboga
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Kwesé TV, Africa’s newest broadcast network on Tuesday launched its dynamic satellite TV service in Uganda, bringing a whole new world of premium sports and general entertainment content to market. Kwese’s entry will be closely watched by already existing players such Star Times, MultChoice (Dstv and GOtv), Azam and Zuku
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Facebook this week celebrated the achievements of a fast-growing community of African tech entrepreneurs and developers, at the first-ever TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa, sponsored by Facebook. Alongside the event, the company also hosted a week of activities bringing together hot African startups, developers, influencers and community leaders - to
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As the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child yesterday, organizations in over ten countries launched the 33 Days to Power Up Immunization Campaign to hold governments accountable for the multiple promises they have made to support immunization, including this year's Addis Declaration on Immunization. In 2016, the
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By Anthony Batze Each building has to be supported by something. It does not matter whether it’s a grass thatched house or a sky scraper, it will always need something to stand on which is called a foundation. The foundation is a major part of a building that supports its
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The Government of Uganda Tuesday signed two Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) and issued two Licenses for Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production over the Ngassa Contract Area with Oranto Petroleum Limited from Nigeria. Speaking during the Ceremony held at Amber House, Eng. Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development said,
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Uganda Telecom (UTL) and WIOCC Tuesday announced a major Internet capacity partnership that will facilitate delivery of more data capacity and faster speeds in Uganda, while further lowering the cost of the internet to millions of Ugandans. The initiative was launched at a media briefing held at the Kampala Serena
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Marriott International on Tuesday announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. This was revealed during the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition of Protea Hotels for $210
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