MPOX's Story In East Africa
- HEALTH
- October 21, 2024
President Museveni in his labor day speech noted that he was forming another anti-corruption unit in state house dedicated to combating bribery in public offices. The labor day celebrations were held in the rural Eastern Uganda district of Namutumba yesterday afternoon. “I am using this Labor Day to tell everybody that we are going to
READ MOREMajor players of the fuel industry have eased the fuel pump prices. For petrol from between August and November 2022 at 6500 -10,000 to less than 5000 per litre for the first time in about a year. Petrol at a total energies station on Gayaza road was seen at 4.999 and diesel at the same
READ MORECol(Rtd) Charles Okello Engola – State Minister for labor, employment and industrial Relations has been shot dead. The minister was shot this morning at his home in Kyanja by his body guard who also later shot himself. The Kampala Metropolitan deputy spokesperson- Luke oweyesigyire confirmed the incident. During a plenary sitting this morning, Hon. Anita
READ MOREThe ministry of Health has appealed to the Senior House Officers[SHOs] to resume work to minimize effects on service delivery. SHOs are qualified doctors who are training to become specialists while serving in public hospitals. “We have been discussing with SHOs, they don’t need to go on strike because we are still discussing with the
READ MOREA minor in Namugongo has been reported dead after she fell off the 2nd floor balcony of Sagala Apartment. Sagala apartments are located at forest lane in Nsawo community, Wakiso district. The minor is a three year old female identified as Kayaga Alyan. Mr. Robert Opolot, a private security guard at the apartments said that
READ MORELucy Kahubire Adyeeri is the name of the oldest living Ugandan, her birthday was recently celebrated on the 26th of march, 2023 at Rwegoma Christian Fellowship Church, which sits in her compound in Rwegoma Village in Fort Portal City Central division. The age of Kahubire is estimated (not verified) as it is for many of
READ MOREUganda in the newly passed anti gay-bill has made it a crime to identify as gay, if passed into law will be the first to outlaw identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch. The law will also ban “promoting and abetting” homosexuality as well as “conspiracy
READ MOREThe BBC has urged its staff to delete the Chinese owned app TikTok over data fears except its needed for business reasons. The video App is owned by firm ByteDance. BBC is said to have sent a message to its staff on Sunday, “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on a BBC corporate device unless there
READ MOREThe infectious disease institute -Makerere University has introduced self- testing swabs for cervical cancer as part of measures to have early detection of the disease. Dr. Aggrey Semeere, a researcher at IDI, while addressing journalists in Kampala said the self testing swab is easy to use and can be used any where women feel comfortable.
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