Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The WHO regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, believes that the best way to end preventable epidemics is for governments to engage with communities to help understand how the disease is transmitted. She spoke in interview with SciDev.Net about cholera outbreak. Why do you think …
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African Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week (24–30 April) theme is “The Big Catch-Up”, to reach kids who missed vaccinations, and to restore and strengthen routine immunization programmes Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sepsis, a life-threatening condition, happens when the body has an excessive immune response to an infection in the blood stream. This overreaction can lead to organ damage. The Conversation Africa’s Ina Skosana spoke to pathologists from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases about the illness …
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African malaria parasites from Eritrea, Rwanda and Uganda have become resistant to the artemisinin part of ACTs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria cases. The disease kills an African child every 60 seconds. These figures …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite the tentative ceasefire and lull in fighting in Sudan, few believe this is the end of the conflict and there are questions about how things could unfold in the next few weeks and months. The BBC has been speaking to some Sudan analysts to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL), a subsidiary of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), is inviting entrepreneurs to register and benefit from enhanced training under their Enterprise Development Program (EDP). SBIL Chief Executive, Tony Otoa, the said the invitation for this specialised training is open …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in West Division in Kapchorwa Municipality are crying foul following an invasion of stray Monkeys that are ravaging their crops. Nelson Mitingi, the LC 1 chairperson of Barawa cell, Barawa Ward in West division, said that the monkeys estimated to be between 30 to …
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Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20 families in Kween District are reportedly homeless following the demolition of their houses and crops by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) next to Mount Elgon National Park in Kween District. UWA is being criticized for the destruction of homes and crops in the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The industrial north should honor the commitment to providing capital and technologies required to help African countries cope with the unfolding climate emergencies, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday. During his address at the 2023 Ibrahim Governance Weekend underway in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rotarian Francisco Ssemwanga, the new Rotary Governor of District 9214, has pledged to promote basic education and literacy to expand the Rotary movement and increase its impact on communities in Uganda. At the 98th district conference, held under the theme “Celebrating Communities” at the Las …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
