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Uganda Cancer Institute drafts cancer control plan 2020

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI has drafted a new 10-year National Cancer Control Plan 2020. The plan provides for the care of new categories of cancer patients like refugees, migratory communities and emphasizes pediatric cancer care, which wasn’t in the previous plan. Dr. Jackson Orem, the …

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UPL considers using one stadium for double fixtures

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the decision by the Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA to resume the Star Times Uganda Premier League, there have been queries on which matches would be broadcasted live. Previously, Star Times would select the matches from the fixture to broadcast in a week …

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Mubende municipality gets UGX 500M to improve health services

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mubende municipality has received Shillings 500M from the Health Ministry to renovate and upgrade Lwemikomago health center III in West division. Lwemikomago health center III, which is about 8km away from Mubende referral hospital will get a maternity ward, general ward, modern toilet facility …

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Kabale registers 93 TB cases in 8 months

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district has registered 93 cases of tuberculosis in the last eight months, according to statistics collected by the Health department from both private and public treatment facilities. The 93 cases are part of 24,023 people who were screened for tuberculosis between January and …

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East Acholi to get state-of-the-art eye care facility

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St Joseph’s Hospital, a private Christian founded health facility in Kitgum municipality is set to commence construction of a multi-million state of the art eye health care centre. Through partnership with Christian Blind Mission and funding from the Italian Corporation, the specialized eye care …

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Changes at ISO good for human rights- Lawyers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of human rights lawyers have described the dismissal of Internal Security Organisation –ISO director, Col Frank Kaka Bagyenda, as good news for the human rights fraternity. Having served as the ISO boss for close to four years, Kaka was relieved of his …

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Museveni makes case for road projects outside Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the proposal to construct roads in countries out of Uganda is meant to boost trade that can enable Uganda to get resources. He was speaking during the 58th Independence Day celebrations held at State House Entebbe. MPs and …

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MPs decry corruption, indebtedness as Uganda marks 58th independence

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have decried the high level of corruption in the country and continued borrowing as the country marks its 58th Independence anniversary. Uganda celebrated its independence October 9, at State House Entebbe under the theme; “Celebrating Uganda’s steady progress towards economic take-off …

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