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Workers at Itia health centre modern OPD site setting the pillars BY GOODLUCK,RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GEOFFREY ANGUPALE TEREGO: TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 The upgrade of Itia Health Center II to a health Center III has begun with the construction of a modern maternity ward to bring maternal health services closure …

Amudat district registers high Malaria vaccine uptake By Timothy Eudo and Musinguzi Goodluck  Health authorities in Amudat district have reported very positive uptake of the recently launched malaria vaccination campaign. According to the authorities, the community was very positive, leading to the exhaustion of the first batch of the vaccines. …

Dr Alfred Amandu, the Arua City Principal  Health Officer in charge of Environmental Health BY MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 Given the challenge of high rate of morbidity and mortality due to malaria, a health official has appealed to the public to stick to the schedule …

Kochi health center III Maternity ward completed, ready for use BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI YUMBE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024 Technicians have began assembling equipment at Kochi health centre III in Yumbe district, expected to be a game changer in enhancing maternal health. This follows the completion of a …

Bare-chested miners dig pits to look for gold in Odupi sub county, Uganda. Image by Richard Drasimaku. Whether in Uganda or Burundi, gold mining remains predominantly artisanal and rudimentary. Many miners do not care about their health, less about the environment. By Richard Drasimaku and Renovat Ndabashinze November 15, 2023 …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 Uganda is among twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the vaccine alliance, GAVI, have announced in a …

  While growing up as a child, Ben Afidra Amorimvapi, a resident of Degiya village, Olali parish-Ogoko Sub County developed fondness for White Rhinos. With his village home sitting on what was a controlled hunting area of Ajai wildlife reserve, Amorimvapi points to a bare ground next to his house. …

Will the US-Africa Summit Help  Africa and Africans or It’s for Countering China and Russia’s Influence? By Godwin Agaba The Biden Administration plans to invest at least $55 billion in Africa over the next three years. At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, President Biden pledged $55 billion over 3 yrs to …

European NGOs in solidarity with Iranian Protestors By Our Correspondent A demonstration was organised in front of the European Commission in Brussels on December 13th, 2022 by several European organisations in solidarity with the people of  Iran. This follows the executions of the two young protestors and the Iran protests …

By Goodluck Musinguzi Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization was handed supplies worthy $995,000( Shs 3.6 Billion) to be used at 3 Ebola treatment and isolation units at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Masaka and Jinja Referral Hospitals. Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health witnessed …