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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The proposed National Health Insurance scheme has generated mixed from members of the public in Mbale. The National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019 has an ultimate goal of introducing Universal health care to improve health outcomes and expand access to essential health care services for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA is impressed by the ongoing construction works on the critical oil roads in the Albertine graben. Eng. Christopher Manyindo, the Head of road development at Uganda National Roads Authority while monitoring the construction works on Wednesday evening with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Organisers of the third annual Acholi cultural festival are struggling to raise funds for the event. The Acholi cultural institution selected Kitgum district to host this year’s festival scheduled for December 12-14th under the theme “My heritage, my strength”. With just a month left …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Treating livestock with human medicine is now known to increase resistance to antibiotics faster than expected in Uganda, medics have warned. Medical and environmental health practitioners say the practice is tipping the scale of resistance towards epidemic proportions in the near future unless stopped, slowed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Only 19% of the population have the appropriate recommended pit latrines. This is according to the Ministry of Health. According to World Health Organisation- WHO, a safe toilet or latrine is that whose design, construction, management and use is arranged so that users are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Adolf Mwesige has said that the withdrawal of the army from Makerere University will be gradual.   On Wednesday, officials from the Ministry led by Mwesige, Lt Gen. Wilson Mbadi the Deputy Army Commander, the Minister of Internal Affairs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Association of Principals of Health Training Institutions of Uganda-APHTIU is pushing for a review of the outdated teaching curriculum to meet the current challenges of the profession. The principals and tutors of both public and private health institutions from across the country at …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Entebbe municipal council has received multiple grants to complete the construction of different infrastructure projects undertaken more than three years ago.  The projects include; the upgrade of Busambaga – Katabi road, from marram to tarmac, the completion of the Market place in Kitooro under the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ugandans are being duped into buying wrong brands of cooking gas after it emerged that some vendors were re-painting gas cylinders into the expensive brands to sell at a higher price.   Dauda Kakeeto, the Sales Manager of Mount Meru Petroleum Gas, said they found that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Barnabas Nawangwe has told Parliamentary committee on education to explore new funding options for the University. Nawangwe was on Tuesday appearing alongside Makerere University Management and University Council led by chairperson Lorna Magara to answer to the queries related to …