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By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa Ministers Adoa (L), Ecweru (2nd L), Captain Mike Mukula(C) and IGP Byakagaba (R) at the burial. (Credit: Lawrence Okwakol) The Minister of State, for fisheries and transport Hellen Adoa who also represents the women of Serere district and Francis Musa Ecweru of Amuria County in Amuriat district …

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto She Leads Girls while performing the Drama at Nadunget Market in Moroto (Credit: Timothy Eodu) Nadunget Town Council in Moroto district in partnership with KAWUO, Mercy Corps and others is using change makers, girls and young women groups to sensitize communities about the dangers of early marriages, …

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto Moroto regional referral hospital in partnership with Karenga district health department and other development partners are preparing to provide comprehensive medical services to the expected thousands of visitors and locals during the Karamoja Cultural Event slated for 2-9 September 2024. This development was announced by Dr. Stephen …

By Timothy Eodu-Kalaki The officials while at the Irrigation site (Courtesy Photo) The Assistant Resident District Commissioner-RDC of Kalaki district in Teso region has sounded tough on corruption after Commissioning a powerful Micro scale irrigation system at Katine Village, Ocelakur parish in Ocelakur Sub-county last week. Mr. Denis Richard Apuun …

Minister Anifah Kawooya with the Graduands. (Credit: Lawrence Okwakol) By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa The state minister in charge general duties in the ministry of health Anifah Kawooya urged graduating nurses and midwives to stick to their professionalism and desist from getting involved in patient’s mistreatment and harassment which is an outcry …

By Agustine Olule-Moroto Some of the Reformed warriors during the event. Credit: Agustine Olule In a bid to bring total peace, security and development to Karamoja sub region, Karamoja Herders of the Horn with support from German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has dispatched 100 million shillings to …

By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa VP Jessica Alupo handing over the walking tractors (Credit: Lawrence Okwakol) The vice president of Uganda Her Excellence Jessica Alupo Epel has pledged to support the Gogonyo county farmers with 10,000 hand hoes worth 100 million. Alupo made the commitment during the launch of the Gogonyo county …

President Bwire with her Rotary team in Moroto (Photo: Timothy Eodu) By Agustine Olule As Karamoja sub region gears up the fight against Malnutrition which is caused by not eating enough food to maintain proper body function, or eating an imbalanced diet that does not provide the body with the …

By Timothy Eodu The community leaving within Moroto Municipality was left in shock on Wednesday evening as two minors were swept by flash floods due to a heavy downpour that flooded Lia seasonal river, which runs in the middle of Moroto town. Water flowing from one of the Bridges after …

By Timothy Eodu The 3Division commander, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa has urged leaders in Karamoja to pass and enforce a resolution on forceful enrolment of children to school in order to fight criminality in the region. Nabbasa made the remarks while preceding over  the handover and taking over of office …

By Timothy Eodu The former Local Council, LCV of Amudat districted Mr. Francis Kiyonga Adamson has been convicted for corruption. Mr. Adamson was convicted this morning by the Grade One Magistrates’ Court in Matuga and sentenced to 23 months and 14 days in jail and fined UGX 80M to be …

By Timothy Eodu, Edward Akaki As the Family Planning narrative is not a good subject of discussion in Karamoja due to the entrenched cultural and religious beliefs, an impact has been realized and steadily being up taken in the region and Teso over the five years of the RISE program …

By Edward Akaki UHURU League Table Standing (Courtesy Photo) The all time Moroto district football Association (MDFA) most celebrated tournament has returned in full strength for the year 2024. “THE UHURU LEAGUE” is a locally based football competition focused on developing young talents in the district and out mostly played …

By Timothy Eodu Joint Security Officials and Leaders during the meeting The security chiefs from the joint security forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police have identified poverty, peer influence and forced marriages as a driving factor for child trafficking in the region. Major General Don …

As part of efforts to avoid vandalism of dams, which were constructed by the government to provide water for livestock and crop production in Karamoja Sub-region, leaders have proposed to effect a fee on every cow. Kobebe Dam in Lotisan Sub-County in Moroto District (Photo by Timothy Eodu) Some of …

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 …

  Iwe nchini Uganda au Burundi, uchimbaji wa dhahabu unasalia kuwa wa kisanaa na wa kawaida. Wachimba migodi wengi hawajali afya zao, hata kuhusu mazingira. This story was produced with support from the Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center  Na Richard Drasimaku (Uganda) na Rinovat Ndabashinze (Burundi)  Kutoka …

By Timothy Eodu-Moroto The Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) project (construction of Loperu – Jie Road) in Moroto Municipality is progressing and stands at 93%. This was confirmed to KaramojaNews during a recent project inspection by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. According to Eng. Lawrence …

 By Lawrence Okwakol-Pallisa The Pallisa district local government on Wednesday afternoon launched a 130 million road works of the one billion sent from central government at Kameke sub county on Omare swamp that has not been motorable for the last 15 years. While addressing the community that was excited for …

By Lawrence Okwakol-Ngora 4,000 primary seven candidates due to sit for their end of seven year primary course in November, have been equipped with mathematical sets worth shs. 25million by their area Woman Member of Parliament. The sets were delivered by Juliet Achayo Lodou, the Ngora County Member of Parliament …

By Lakareber Gladys Kasline For many years till date Karimojongs have been accused of Raiding Animals from among them and their neighboring districts of Acholi, Teso, Turkana, Lango and Sebei, affecting their relationship and freedom of association while in such areas for fear that they would turn and steal animals. …

Thursday 24 Aug 2023 By Timothy Eodu- Nabilatuk The Deputy 3rd Division Commander Of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Brigadier General Felix Busizoori has urged Pian Karacunas in Nabilatuk District to embrace voluntary approach to disarmament operation as additional strategies for realization of total peace in Karamoja Sub region are …

By Agustine Olule-Moroto As poverty remains one of the major problems affecting Karamoja sub-region currently standing at 65%, with the most affected people being the youth, leaders across the region have called upon the youth to take the advantage of the available government programs like Emyooga, YLP and PDM to …

Nakapiripirit HCIII, which covers 11 villages and 5 parishes, including Nakapiripirit Town Council, registers over 50 patients daily. Whereas this figure seems big, it could have even been much more had the surrounding community sought health care in time. According to the Health Center in charge, assistant nursing officer, Hellen …

By Edward Akaki – Karamoja A sigh of relief engulfed the faces of many as they witnessed the first beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model in Karamoja receiving their loaned cash from Post bank agents in Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, Moroto, and Amudat.About 25 people from each of the above districts whose …

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. …

By Edward Akaki-MorotoFederation of small and medium enterprises (FSME) in coordination with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) held a 4 days digital training for vendors in Moroto district operating small and medium size businesses in a bid to enhance their digital marketing skills.The training that was held at the Moroto …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Dr Severin Kalonga, the project lead for Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa initiative of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has emphasized the role of environmental journalists to help halt and reverse the negative trend of degradation and biodiversity loss in …

By Timothy Eodu Moroto Regional Referral is currently refurbishing old beds to support lower units that do not have enough but also Kaabong School of nursing due to the limited number of beds at the school so as to improve on their services. This was revealed to KaramojaNews by the …

By Timothy Eodu Select midwives from the districts of Amudat, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, Napak and Moroto have completed a one week’s training on emergency response to obstetric operations, maternal and neonatal care, and gynecology among others. The training which was held at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital last week brought together medical …

  By Edward Akaki Karamoja, a semi-arid pastoralist region found in the North Eastern part of the country, Uganda has over the years been faced with harsh climatic change effects, cattle rustling, coupled with the disarmament process, escalating insecurity and looming hunger. This has hit the region so hard most …

The Herbalists during the Inception meeting at KALIP in Moroto By Timothy Eodu National Environment Management Authority has launched the Access to Benefits Sharing-ABS project in Karamoja, partnering with a local Community Based Organization- Karamoja Women Cultural Group as the implementer. The launch that was held on Thursday 15th June …

BY MARKO TAIBOT LIRA CITY: Monday, June 12, 2023 Lira regional referral Hospital is receiving a growing number of Kidney patience that require dialysis. It is the only facility that is managing dialysis in the Northern region. Lira Regional Referral Hospital through the help of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital has established …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto Lotirir Health Centre II a church of Uganda founded Private Not For Profit (PNFP) facility located at Nawanatau village, Nawanatau Parish, Loputuk Sub-county Moroto district has enhanced service delivery by extending out-patients department services to the villages that have difficulties accessing the health facilities. According …

By Agustin Olule Police in Mt. Moroto Region have asked the boda –boda riders within Karamoja to cooperate with them by giving necessary information regarding the wrong elements in the community. This was sounded by the Regional Police Commander of Mt. Moroto region Francis Chemusto during the meeting with boda-boda …

By Timothy Eodu Kaabong Neonatal Unit, which was formerly a resting room for mothers at their first stages of labour has received a sigh of relief as works to renovate it are to begin soon. Statistics from the facility show a decline in the number of deliveries in the past …

By Timothy Eodu Over 500 Fistula patients across Uganda have been treated between April 2021 to June 2022 quarter, according to a report published by TEREWODE Women’s Community Hospital. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. A hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or …

By Edward Akaki Napak district registered a 72% improvement in access to maternal health services last year. This was confirmed to our reporter by the District Health Officer Dr. Timothy Teko who attributed this to the improved coverage by health workers to the hard-to-reach areas through community outreaches.Dr Timothy said …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023 Adjumani district local government launched the construction of a sh1.6 billion Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to handle critical conditions under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects (DRDIP). Stephen Okomi, the chairperson Community Procurement Management Committee (CPMC) of Forua village in Adjumani town …

Tue 16, May 2023 Augustine Olule-Karamoja Police in Napak district in Karamoja sub region have impounded government vehicle registration Number UG 2524 A Toyota Hillux pickup, grey in colour belonging to the ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries carrying 16 jerrycans of illicit Waragi. The vehicle which was driven …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto Tears, sadness and sorrow has stormed the family of Steven Okello Olara (deceased) who on the night of Saturday 6th May 2023 succumbed to a road crash involving two riders along Moroto-Soroti road. Lack of crash helmets, speeding and drink riding has all been attributed …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2023 The government has decided to give every district sh1b for road rehabilitation in addition to the usual annual road funds, Works and Transport minister, Gen Katumba Wamala has said. “The money will come in three tranches. The ministry is coming up with …

BY OUR REPORTER Police in Kikuube district yesterday arrested one Ayebare Joseph, a senior official working with National Forestry Authority (NFA) attached to Bugoma forest for assaulting an Indian investor RAEHA RAMASAMY KRSHANA. The Indian investor is attached to Hoima Sugar and a farm manager of Nsozi farm where Hoima …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023 President Yoweri Museveni has outlined parish development model (PDM) options for urban residents and families with less than four acres of land during his latest wealth creation tour in West Nile. “There are other people like here in Arua town who do …

By Timothy Eodu – Nabilatuk The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries – MAAIF has launched the Tractor Mechanized Scheme in Karamoja region. The launch which was done on Saturday 1st April 2023 from Lokapel village in Lorengedwat Sub County, Nabilatuk district, flagged off 10 tractors that will be used …

BY EDWARD AKAKI, TIMOTHY EODU- MOROTO A 2021 survey by National Population Council shows that Karamoja has the highest fertility rates in Uganda standing at Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 7.9 compared to the country’s average of 5.2.Also, 46% of pregnancies in Uganda are unintended with the mean desired total …

By Our ReporterAmidst a lag in the number of health workers in the country especially in the public health facilities, a road crash has taken the life of Dr. Charles Collins Morulem of Katakwi General Hospital.This happened at around 6pm on Thursday 23rd March 2023 along the bad Usuk-Katawi road …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 Airtel Africa in partnership with UNICEF and the government of Uganda has launched a five-year multi-billion digital education project at St Mary’s Assumpta girls boarding secondary school in Adjumani district. The program intends to connect 100 schools to the internet and enroll …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Adjumani district ha began implementation of 27 projects under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects (DRDIP) worth sh14b. However the district officials are concerned that works have commenced late as the first phase of DRDIP is set to end in six …

Friday 17 March, 2023 By Timothy Eodu-Karamoja The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development-Mglsd with support from the World Food Program embarked on a three day exercise to verify details of the elderly person’s in Karamoja that could have been incorrectly taken by National Identification Registration Authority-NIRA during the …

Friday 17 March, 2023 By Agustine Olule-Moroto Leaders of Moroto municipality and Moroto district have called upon the people of Moroto to wisely use the Municipal Public library which has been brought back to existence by MTN after donating computers.Speaking during the commissioning of the library at the municipal headquarters, …

Thursday 16 March, 2023 By Kasline Gladys Lakareber-Pader The Aruu North Member of Parliament Pader district Hon Santa Okot reported that she has evidencewhich indicates the sign of failure in this project that keep beneficiaries heart pumping every time. While addressing the public on the international women’s day celebration in …

Thursday March 15, 2023 By Timothy Eodu-Moroto The media fraternity in Karamoja have been tasked to shine a torch on the works of the judiciary in the region.This was during a media engagement with journalists at the Judicial Service Commission-JSC offices in Moroto on Wednesday 15 March 2023.Mr. Harman Tuhairwe …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 Once considered extinct, Africa’s largest soft-shell turtle known as the Nubian Flapshell turtle has made an unexpected comeback in river Nile sections in Uganda’s West Nile and parts of South Sudan. However, the river shores along Enyau, a tributary of river Nile …

BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, 15 MARCH 2023 Adjumani district local government has launched the construction of a multi-billion Intensive Care Unit (ICU) worth Shs1.6 billion. The facility constructed with funding from the World Bank under the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) will handle critical cases. Once completed, …

BY KASLYNE GLADYS LAKAREBER PADER: TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023 When Rose Latoo Mwaka, a former female councilor and resident of Pajule town council, was awarded a certificate by Pader district in recognition of her advocacy for women’s rights, she couldn’t hide her joy. The certificate of merit was handed to …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU TEREGO: FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 In terms of labour requirements, chia has a clear comparative advantage over tobacco since it takes just two-and-a-half months from planting to maturity and doesn’t require weeding. It is also said to be good for people with diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 08, 2023 The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has approved eight product lines of the Nile Natural Fruit products, allowing the Arua juice factory to use the Uganda standards certification mark (Q-mark) on its labels. The Private Sector Foundation Uganda paid sh5m to …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto The 3rd infantry division of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces(UPDF) has today 6th/March/2023 released 6 Turkana suspects that were arrested together with 8 native Matheniko in a cordon and search operations in different areas of Karamoja.Brigadier General Felix Busizoori Nim, the Deputy 3rd division commander said …

BY SUN PR OFFICE – Soroti  Soroti University has been selected to be a Nuclear Reactors Research Centre. Out of the 9 Government of Uganda Public Universities visited, Soroti University emerged as the most suitable to host the training centre in the country. This was revealed during a meeting between …

Letter to the Government of Uganda By Godwin Agaba Lacrosse as a potential tourism gold mine This is a matter of great national importance that deserves your urgent attention! In 2017, my political science professor and former CIA agent in Charge of the African desk, Dr Daniel Young,  gave me …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU KASESE: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 While a 14-year old pupil in primary five in 1994, Julius Tumushabe got lured into poaching by peers and turned his back on school. On his debut day, he went out into the wilderness of the sprawling Queen Elizabeth National park in …

By Edward Akaki – Moroto, Karamoja On a humanitarian ground, everyone deserves a right to life, health and clean water and sanitation, afact that thousands in Karamoja see as a myth due to changing climatic conditions. The suffering and pain in Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, is visible in massive crop …

February 16, Thursday 2023 By Timothy Eodu & Edward Akaki-Karamoja A deal gone wrong between Karamoja leaders and Minister for Karamoja affairs, Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu has landed the latter in trouble after the Internal Security Organisation-ISO arrested her Mother and brother for allegedly possessing government iron sheets meant for …

 3600 HEALTH WORKERS FINALLY LEAVE MUBENDE AND KASSANDA DISTRICTS, TWO MONTHS AFTER LOCKDOWN By Goodluck Musinguzi In December towards Christmas, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that 3600 trained healthcare workers of different categories would remain on standby. With concerted efforts and through a whole of society approach, to manage to …

HOW EBOLA LOCKDOWN AFFECTED STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS By Goodluck Musinguzi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts because Sudan ebola virus infections were increasing and threatened to spread throughout the whole country. The month of October is very critical in the education calendar as …

ACCOUNTABILITY BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH SATISFACTORY – US AMBASSADOR By Goodluck Musinguzi The US Ambassador in Uganda appreciated the Ministry of Health for accountability for past health emergencies and planning for future outbreaks. I trust that through the Ebola recovery plan outlined today, Uganda will become stronger and better prepared …

MUBENDE RESIDENTS SHARE EXPERIENCE AFTER UGANDA WAS DECLARED FREE OF SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS By Goodluck Musinguzi 11 January 2023 Mubende, Uganda ‒ Uganda declared the end of Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus on 11 January 2023. The health authorities worked intensely, ramping up outbreak control measures that helped to …

UK pleased with the support it gave Uganda to manage the Ebola outbreak By Goodluck Musinguzi   United Kingdom Team joined World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health and other development partners to discuss and endorse the post-ebola recovery plan to be implemented in 180 days in the country(Uganda). …

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTRIBUTED $34 MILLION, AND UGANDA CANOLONGER SHIP SAMPLES OF EBOLA  By Goodluck Musinguzi Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Accountability Forum is a follow-on to our November 10th discussions, where we agreed to reconvene to take stock of our collective efforts and impact.  I am so …

Thursday, 9 February 2023 By Timothy Eodu Karamoja leaders moot for community involvement in security roads construction. Several leaders from Karamoja have called upon the ministry of works and it’s constructors to consider using the local population especially the karacunas (youth). The leaders urge that some of these karacunas (youth) …

MINISTRY OF HEALTH MEETS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO DISCUSS POST-EBOLA RECOVERY PLAN By Goodluck Musinguzi World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health and other development partners to discuss and endorse the post-ebola recovery plan to be implemented in 180 days in the country(Uganda). Hon Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health …

Wednesday 8, February 2023 By Timothy Eodu The construction of the long awaited security roads across Karamoja region have been launched today by the Minister of State for Works & Transport in charge Transport Hon. Fred Byamukama in Boma grounds Moroto. He said Government plans to open over 2000km of …

Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Is Over: Here’s What Went Right By Goodluck Musinguzi February 8, 2023 Colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Ebola virus virion.   On January 11, 2023, Uganda declared the end of the Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus. The first case was reported in September 2022 and four …

US lifts screening of Ugandan arrivals after Ebola outbreak declared over By Goodluck Musinguzi The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  has lifted screening of travellers from Uganda to the United States has ceased after Ugandan officials declared the Ebola outbreak in their country (Uganda). Two 21-day(42)  incubation periods …

  EBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA – BONNY NATUKUNDA By Goodluck Musinguzi The Uganda Ministry of Health declared an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on the 20th, of September 2022 after confirming an Ebola case at Mubende regional referral hospital. More cases were since confirmed and death from the Ebola Virus Disease …

SURVIVING SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS IN KASSANDA, HOW HEALTH WORKERS KEPT ALERT By Goodluck Musinguzi Health workers in the Kassanda district in Uganda were at the forefront of responding to another serious infectious disease called the Sudan Ebola Virus. Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health declared an Ebola outbreak, …

  By Edward Akaki Stanbic Uganda Cup first ever match on Karamoja soil is full of expectations from the home based side Nakapelimen FC who is hoping to pull a shocker by progressing through to the round of 32.The match which is scheduled for tomorrow Saturday, 4th February,2023 4pm at …

HOW UGANDA DEPLOYED ITS BEST EBOLA EXPERTS, WE DONT FEAR DEPLOYMENT By Goodluck Musinguzi After Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced the confirmation of Sudan Ebola Virus, there was coordination and sharing of information with medical experts all over Uganda.  With support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, …

By Richard OnapatumKatakwi general hospital has on Saturday 28th January, 2023 received a variety of modern electric beds and equipment worth 300million to improve on the patient’s bed ratio in the hospital.The health equipment delivered during the weekend to the hospital include 54modern beds, 57 modern coated mattresses, 97 bed …

By Samuel OnenKitgum boda boda association members today 30th January,2023 held their election after the services of the previous leaders was earlier called off by the Resident District Commissioner last year due to incorporation.Stage masters of different sub-counties gathered at Kitgum boma ground to elect their district representatives that included …

By Edward Akaki Sports especially football in Karamoja is skyrocketing as numerous talent has been seen crossing the borders to play their games in upper levels.The 2022/23 season proper of the Stanbic Bank Uganda Cup gets underway this month with a record 308 teams having competed in the Regional Preliminaries …

By Edward AkakiThe ministry of Education and sports, Uganda yestersday 28th January 2023 released the results of the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) registering improvement in the overall performance country wide as compared to the previous two years.The total number of pupils who passed increased from 659,910 in the previous …

Urgent call for better prevention and surveillance: After Ebola outbreak in Uganda By Goodluck Musinguzi On Sept 20, health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola virus after a 24-year-old was confirmed positive for the relatively rare Sudan strain of the virus, termed Sudan Ebola virus, for which there …

WHO STATEMENT ON THE DAY UGANDA DEFEATED THE SUDAN EBOLA VIRUS By Goodluck Musinguzi Uganda Declares End of Ebola Disease Outbreak Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the country’s central …

UGANDA DECLARES END TO LATEST EBOLA OUTBREAK- DR JANE RUTH ACENG By Goodluck Musinguzi Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak Uganda has experienced several Ebola outbreaks, most recently in 2019 when at least five people died. The latest outbreak of this often fatal virus was first identified four months …

CDF Mbadi Praises UPDF Medics For Role in Fighting Ebola HEALTH CDF Mbadi Praises UPDF Medics For Role in Fighting Ebola The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Wilson Mbadi on Wednesday commended the Chieftaincy of Medical Services for their role in fighting the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. Speaking to …

UGANDA ENDS EBOLA 42 DAY COUNTDOWN WITHOUT ANY NEW CASE By Goodluck Musinguzi FILE PIC: Health workers wearing protective gear against Ebola. /AP Uganda on Tuesday ended a 42-day count down to be declared Ebola-free with no case reported in the period, the country’s Minister of Health said. Ruth Aceng, …

CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads By Goodluck Musinguzi Doctors walk inside the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the challenges with symptoms of the Sudan …

A great day for the country’: Uganda declares an end to Ebola outbreak Control measures including lockdowns have halted the spread of the virus after less than four months Ugandan authorities introduced control measures to bring the Ebola outbreak to a swift end. An Ebola awareness van in Kampala in …

Treatment of Ebola patients and vaccinations During the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo in 2018 to 2020, various experimental therapeutics were used for the first time and evaluated in a study. Two antibody preparations, Inmazeb and Ebanga, were shown to be highly effective against the Zaire Ebola virus. At the …

Prevention and Vaccine Against Ebola In Uganda-CDC By Goodluck Musinguzi Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a very rare disease that can cause illness in people. It is believed to occur naturally in specific animal populations that live in multiple sub-Saharan African countries. In the areas where EVD is most common, …

Uganda declares end of Ebola after 4-month outbreak The country discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital in December 2022 and has passed WHO’s 42-day timeline. Uganda has declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak it struggled briefly to contain but was then able to swiftly bring …

UNDP SUPPORTS KCCA EFFORTS TO FIGHT EBOLA By Goodluck Musinguzi The battle to end Ebola virus is registering tremendous success in Kampala city and the country at large and there is hope that the virus will be history soon. In Kampala it’s now day 18 since a case was reported …

AFRICA CDC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UGANDA’S EBOLA OUTBREAK- AHMED OGWELL OUMA By Goodluck Musinguzi The Africa CDC’s acting Director, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma says Uganda has reached day 39 without recording any new case of ebola which shows the government’s excellent coordination of Ebola-containment measures. “The Ebola outbreak in Uganda is not …

Uganda edges closer to being declared Ebola-free   What you need to know: Africa’s top public health body, Africa CDC ,said on Thursday that the outbreak in Uganda was under control. According to the Ugandan Health ministry, 3,600 health workers are still on standby countrywide, while district and community task …

Ebola in Uganda: Red Cross and community members fight the virus’s spread By Goodluck Musinguzi The Uganda Red Cross Society conducts safe and dignified burials for community members suspected to have died of Ebola Uganda is currently facing an outbreak of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD). The first case of …

PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI COMMENDED OVER HIS SUCCESSFUL FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA AT US-AFRICA LEADERS’ SUMMIT By Goodluck Musinguzi Xavier Becerra, the Secretary for the US Department of health and human services, has commended President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda over his successful fight against Ebola. He used his leadership skills …

20th/ Dec. 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Karamoja  Leaders from Karamoja in conjunction with the joint security forces have turned focus to inter-district reconciliation meetings to sort out grievances with most affected neighbouring districts. According to Ms Betty Okello Otekat the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Amudat says such meetings are good for …