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ARCHBISHOP JOHN BAPTIST ODAMA CARE CENTER FOR NODDING SYNDROME OPENS IN OCTOBER

BY KASLINE LAKAREBER KITGUM: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 The Archbishop John Baptist Odama care center (JBOCC) for rehabilitation of children with nodding syndrome is set to be opened on October 2, 2022, the organizers have said. Christopher Obol Arwai, the planning committee for the grand opening, has appealed to the …

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EBOLA OUTBREAK IN UGANDA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH RULES OUT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 The ministry of health has ruled out any travel restrictions within or outside Uganda as a result of the confirmed outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Mubende district. The ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, in a statement has instead urged …

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CONTRACTOR ASKS FOR 18 MONTHS EXTENSION OF ATIAK-LAROPI ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: Tuesday, September 20, 2022  STRABAG, an Austrian construction company undertaking the tarmacking of the Atiak-Laropi road, has asked for an extension of the contract period for additional 18 months. Sources from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have confirmed that the contractor will not be able …

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MAGYEZI WANTS REFUGEE HOSTING DISTRICTS OF ADJUMANI AND YUMBE TO BE MODELS IN PDM

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 The minister for Local government, Raphael Magyezi, has signed a commitment with refugee hosting districts of Adjumani and Yumbe, the UNHCR and Action Against Hunger to make the two districts as models in the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). He wants …

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OPTIMUM LAND USE MODEL HELPS A REFUGEE WIDOW IN ADJUMANI TO REAP BIG FROM SMALL VEGETABLE PLOTS

BY MARKO TAIBOT  ADJUMANI: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 Grace Drale Emilio fled her country, South Sudan, in 2016 with 15 children after the fighters killed her husband the late Shaban Obote. She managed to stride with all the children escaping volatile South Sudan up to the border of Uganda at Elegu …

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