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Lawmakers urge gov’t to increase funding for mental health services

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country. The motion, which also called for prioritisation and improvement of mental health and psychiatric care in Uganda was moved by Aisha Kabanda, Butambala district MP during …

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Student shot dead by suspected warriors in Kotido

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A student of Uganda Management Institute-Mbale campus has been shot dead by suspected rustlers in Panyangara sub county, Toror hills along Kotido-Moroto road. The deceased has been identified as William Lopeyok, a 35 year old resident of Kotido district pursuing Post graduate diploma in project planning …

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Health ministry seeks UGX 68 Billion for Ebola response

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health wants 68 billlion Shillings to finance activities related to the prevention of transmission of Ebola and treatment. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng told journalists on Saturday just after a closed-door meeting with a number of donors and officials from the …

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Uganda’s annual headline inflation increases to 10 pct

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s annual headline inflation for the year ending in September increased to 10 percent from 9 percent registered in August, Uganda Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The agency attributed the increase in the headline inflation to rising prices of commodities such as rice and sugar, …

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EBOLA: Male survivors advised to abstain from sex

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has told survivors of Ebola virus disease to avoid sex for at least one year after being discharged from hospitals for safety of their bodies and their partners. Dr Aceng said that although experts recommend 6 months, she is …

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Muni National Teachers College demands increase of capitation grant

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Demands for government to increase the capitation grants for National Teachers Colleges-NTCs dominated the 8th graduation ceremony of Muni National Teachers College in Arua city. Currently, the Ministry of Education and Sports gives 1,800 Shillings to each student at the National Teachers College. The grant …

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Doctor succumbs to Ebola at Fort Portal hospital isolation unit

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the six health workers who contracted Ebola has passed on this morning at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. He was by the names of Dr Mohammed Ali, a 37-year-old Tanzanian national. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced his demise earlier on …

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