The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has revealed that 100 Ugandans get infected with HIV/AIDs on a daily basis, a trend that has put Uganda’s annual new infections to 72,000. The revelation was made by Nelson Musoba, Director General Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) while appearing before Parliament’s Committee on HIV and
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Uganda has previously been hit with deadly diseases like Ebola Residents hailing from Namutumba district are living in fear after reports emerged that a strange disease has claimed lives of seventy children within one month. The revelation was made by Paul Akamba, the Busiki County MP, during the plenary sitting
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Edward Twijukye, the Katunguru Primary School Head Teacher is hailed for supporting the learning of pregnant girls at the school 13-year-old Stella and 15-year-old Joy (not real names) got pregnant during the prolonged school closure as part of the COVID-19 containment measures. Upon learning that they were pregnant, they were
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Workers of the Irish-founded company operating in Uganda. Tullow recorded exploration success in the Albertine Graben in Uganda Tullow Oil says it expects 264 Billion shillings “earnout” from TotalEnergies after a Final Investment Decision for the Tilenga Project in Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) The Irish-founded
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Mukono 5 Star primary school fenced off by MSC. The Microfinance Support Center-MSC has sealed off Mukono 5 Star primary, which belongs to the Uganda Methodist Church at Mpoma in Nama sub-county in Mukono district. MSC accuses the school management of failure to pay back a loan of Shillings 300million.
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HIV was no longer detected in the patient's body after Cord Blood Treatment A patient in the United States of America has become the first woman and the third person ever to be cured of HIV, after receiving a transplant of umbilical cord blood in a novel treatment technique. The
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Masaka Seed School at Bunaddu village in Bukakata sub county whose delayed opening is returning students to fishing The newly opened Seed secondary schools in several districts are struggling to operate due to an apparent shortage of staff and basic equipment. The government through the World Bank-funded program of the
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Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa (2nd R) is joined by other officials to cut the ribbon to officially launch the PC1 works for the Kingfisher Oil Development Project CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company, Friday announced the PC1 contractor for the Kingfisher Development Project. Excel Construction Limited, a Ugandan company, has scooped
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Former Minister, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye The former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye has faulted scientists for providing inadequate information to President Yoweri Museveni regarding the development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Tumwesigye says that the inadequate information given to the President has caused anxiety among
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By Dr Wahome Karanja, Kenya When Covid-19 struck, there was great concern that healthcare facilities around the world would be overwhelmed. The predictions for Africa were particularly dire. Fortunately, we didn’t witness the kind of devastation anticipated. But that doesn’t mean our healthcare systems didn’t suffer – often experiencing
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