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By Timothy Eodu-Nakapiripirit As the annual Karamoja Cultural Festival that is rotational in the 09 districts of the sub-region this year is taking place in Nakapiripirit District at old Nakapiripirit primary school under the theme “Strengthening Cultural cohesion in diversity for socio-economic transformation”, the tide is not as lively as …

By Goodluck Musinguzi, 8th June 2025 Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health was in Mbarara City to inspect ongoing works at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital including a block that will house the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which will solve the challenges of limited space. We want to …

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 …

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 …

The works at the Arua hospital intensive care unit are edging closer to finish BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU & MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK ARUA: 7th June, 2025 Engineers and Manson men at the construction site of the Intensive Care Unit at the Arua hospital are racing to against time to hit a one …

Kabale ICU Construction at 75% complete By Goodluck Musinguzi The construction of a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has reached 75 percent completion, according to project engineers. The UGX 8.6 billion project, funded by the International Development Agency under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …

BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU YUMBE The construction works should have ended by June 2024 but Barakala Health center’s Outpatients department and office block complex is still unfinished. Siraj Baguma, the health center in-charge says that Barakala Health center in Yumbe district is being upgraded from a HCIII to …

SH2.9B ARUA REGIONAL BLOOD BANK, A BEACON OF HOPE FOR SAFE TRANSFUSION SAY DR DIANA ATWINE BY MUSINGUZI GOOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY MAY 22, 2025 The Arua Regional Blood Bank will coordinate blood collection, processing and distribution in West Nile and reduce blood shortages, Dr Diana Steiner, the …

By Goodluck Musinguzi MRRH Chairman Board Dr. James Mugume presides over the board meeting on 21st February, seated centrally to facilitate engagements with members Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) is poised to launch its own Institutional Review Board (IRB), overseeing medical research involving human subjects. Currently, MRRH researchers relies on …

by Goodluck Musinguzi The Government of Uganda has officially launched the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024–2025 survey, a landmark national initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s progress towards eliminating HIV as a public health threat by 2030. The survey, set to begin in early 2025 after an extensive …