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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district health department is considering rolling out an emergency TB vaccination campaign targeting infants who missed out on the recent vaccination exercise. The Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is administered to infants at or from birth to 8 weeks to protect the babies against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former coach of Rwanda Johnathan McKinstry has been appointed head coach of Uganda Cranes on a three-year contract. McKinstry was unveiled at the Fufa headquarters in Mengo on Monday morning. He replaces Sebastien Desabre who resigned after the Uganda Cranes exit in the group …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cars parked along Babiiha road in Fort Portal. Car owners are criticizing the municipal council for flouting the law to charge per hour instead of per day or per week as stated in the street parking by-laws of 2007.j Fort Portal Municipal Council is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom Deputy Premier Hajji Doctor Twaha Kawaase has asked researchers to conduct further studies on the genetic evolution of Sickle cell disease, to create a deeper understanding of its manifestation among diverse multicultural communities. Dr Kawaase specifically wants researchers to consider a more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sironko district in partnership with Animal Welfare and Protection Organization, a non-governmental that focuses on the protection of animals has embarked on a free mass vaccination against rabies across the district. Sironko district has registered over 98 cases of rabies since this year begun. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ebola Treatment Unit-ETU at Naguru General Hospital is under equipped, URN has learnt. According to doctors, the unit lacks equipment and facilities needed to offer quality care to Ebola patients. Apparently, if an Ebola case was rushed to the Ebola Treatment Unit at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The dress code for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been gazetted. (READ FULL NOTICE BOTTOM) “This development is a milestone in the long history of the UPDF,” said Brig. Richard Karemire, Spokesperson of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – (UPDF) and the Ministry of …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has hailed his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party for their recent victories in Hoima and Kaabong. he said the victories show Ugandans have an enduring love for the NRM. “What the Opposition cannot kill, no matter how hard they and their …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is confusion and misunderstanding at the Busoga kingdom headquarters as royal chiefs and chiefdom representatives have failed to agree on who should become Busoga Lukiiko’s speaker. The kingdom’s royal parliament commonly referred to as Lukiiko had convened for the swearing of new chiefdom …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has arrested a man identified as William Mugarura from Kitintale for setting a house a blaze killing his ex-wife identified as Esther Nalongo. According to Luke Owoyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, Nalongo is said to have separated from her husband and …