Do they provide effective lifelong protection against the disease after a single dose? ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Yellow fever is a largely zoonotic disease endemic to South America’s tropical regions and Africa’s sub-Saharan regions. The yellow fever virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus and causes acute febrile hemorrhagic fever and jaundice. …
Read More »‘Uganda Govt must learn from COVID-19 funding mess’
Civil Society actors want Govt to rethink funding approach to tackle country’s emerging health security threats Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Four years since the Uganda government went on a borrowing spree in its response towards the COVID-19 pandemic, civil society actors insist the government must fully account for all the …
Read More »Two pupils killed in bomb blast in Kaabong
Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion killed two children and injured two in Nakituriket village in Kakamar Sub County, Kaabong district. The deceased were identified as Ayollo Lokutai aged 13 and Lokoel Komol 12 years, while Meri Lomonyang aged 9, and Meri Lokiditoi were left with minor injuries. The four were …
Read More »Catholic church underscores need of preserving cultural values
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church has emphasized the necessity of upholding cultural norms and values. His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, exemplifies the importance of preserving traditional culture while upholding its principles. In the 1980s, the late Msgr. Timothy Ssemogerere of the Masaka Catholic Diocese …
Read More »Kabaka Birthday Run: Luwero Bishops rally christians against HIV/AIDS fight
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of subjects across the Buganda Kingdom have participated in the run to mark the momentous 69th birthday of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi 11. At Lubiri, Mengo the thousands of the runners were flagged off by Princess Agnes Nnaalinya Nabaloga on behalf of Kabaka Mutebi. …
Read More »Three get killed as truck rams into house
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A FUSO truck rammed into a house in Rukungiri district on Saturday afternoon killing three people. The accident happened at around 2PM at Kakirago village in Bugangari Sub County along Rukungiri – Kihihi-Kanungu road. It is alleged that while the FUSO truck registration number UBC …
Read More »Gov’t commissions shs.1.2 billion Butiaba health center III
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has today officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba health center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba health center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from …
Read More »DCI kills three suspected thugs during operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) has shot and killed three suspected leaders of gangs operating near the Ministry of Public Service, Katanga, Sir Apollo Kaggwa and Nansana Municipality. A Nansana machete gang commander identified as Pius was shot three times on Friday night at …
Read More »Uganda warns of lightning strikes, waterborne diseases as thunderstorms expected in April
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Weather authorities in Uganda has warned of lightning strikes and the emergence of waterborne diseases in April as thunderstorms are expected in various parts of the country. A weather report sent to Xinhua Saturday by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) indicated that some of the …
Read More »Uganda’s chicken population at 57.8 million, goats 17 million and pigs 7 million
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Livestock Census (NLC) results indicate near double growth in the country’s total population of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, poultry, rabbits, and pack animals between 2008 and 2021. There has been a 27.2% increase in the cattle population, an increase of 54.5% in the chicken …
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