By Our Reporter NAPAK — The death of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly consumed waragi at their home in Napak District has reignited concerns over the growing impact of alcohol abuse on families, child protection and community safety across the district. Police in the Mt. Moroto Region are investigating the …
Read More »Police Arrest medic in Alleged Theft of Essential Medicines at Amudat Hospital
By Timothy Eodu Police in Amudat District have arrested a health worker at Amudat Hospital following the alleged theft of government-supplied medicines and medical consumables. The arrest highlights ongoing concerns over the protection of scarce medical resources in a region already grappling with significant health challenges. Amudat District and the …
Read More »Ugandan Midwives Raise Alarm Over Severe Staffing Crisis, Call for Urgent Action
By Cinderella Atenyo Hundreds of midwives from across Uganda converged in Moroto District on Tuesday 5th 2026 to mark the International Day of the Midwife under the theme “One Million More Midwives.” They issued a passionate call for urgent government recruitment, warning that extreme workloads and critical shortages are driving …
Read More »Moroto District to host 2026 International Day of the Midwife
By Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto The Ministry of health in conjunction with Moroto District will host this year’s national celebrations for International Day of the Midwife on 5 May 2026, bringing global attention to Karamoja’s efforts to end preventable maternal deaths. Under the Theme, “the world needs One Million More Midwives,” and …
Read More »Mobile X-ray Machine at Moroto RRH to Enhance Healthcare Services across Karamoja
By Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto For so long, Moroto Regional Referral Hospital has been grappling with a faulty X-Ray machine, due to the high patient influx for its services. This led to the machines’ frequent break down, leading to more complaints among patients and local leaders. With these concerns raised during the …
Read More »Calls for action as Moroto R.R Hospital records high cases of mental health disorders
By Cinderella Atenyo-Moroto As Karamoja commemorated it’s belated World Mental Health Day on Thursday 6 November, at Moroto Boma grounds, in Moroto District, under the theme: “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” several stakeholders called for more action to be taken to revert these increasing figures. The …
Read More »Commercial Agriculture is the key to poverty eradication in Karamoja-Museveni
By Cinderalla Atenyo-Amudat The National Resistance Movement party Presidential candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised the people of Amudati district in Karamoja sub-region to dismiss claims of arid and infertile land in their area and engage in Agriculture for wealth creation. As he explains during his presidential campaign rally …
Read More »2026/27 Budget Must Address Service Delivery Gaps in Karamoja-CSO’s
By Timothy Eodu-Moroto As Uganda prepares the National and District Budgets for FY2026/27, Civil Society Organisations-CSO’s working in Karamoja have united to call for urgent and targeted investments in service delivery for the sub-region. Karamoja remains Uganda’s most marginalized area, with poverty levels rising sharply to 74.2% as per the …
Read More »ARUA AMBULANCE CALL AND DISPATCH CENTRE CONSTRUCTION HITS 79 PERCENT
The construction works on the emergency call and dispatch center are rated at 79% by a representative of the contractor BY GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: 8th,June, 2025 The construction of an ambulance call and dispatch center that is expected to improve coordination and management for medical emergencies is under …
Read More »ARUA ICU CONSTRUCTION HITS 71 PERCENT
The Arua hospital ICU complex BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA There is a beehive of activity at the construction site for the Arua Hospital Intensive Care unit as wheelbarrow pushers make their way with mixture of concrete up the rums for casting the concrete upstairs as plumbing technicians …
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