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UCI seeks more land to complete regional cancer center

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute -UCI is seeking additional land from Gulu City Council authorities to facilitate the completion of the Northern Regional Cancer Center project. The Center, built by the government at an estimated 30 billion shillings, currently sits on a 4.5-acre out of the proposed …

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MPs reiterate call to recruit more health workers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Committee has reiterated the call to recruit health workers at all levels of health facilities saying that whereas government has invested in hardware components within the healthcare delivery system, less attention has been given to critical human resource. This was contained in the …

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Congolese nationals overwhelm Butiaba Health Center III

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Butiaba Health Center III in Buliisa district is facing challenges due to a significant influx of Congolese nationals seeking healthcare services. Congolese nationals from Mukambu, Aruko, Nvodu, and Kolokoto in the Democratic Republic of Congo regularly access treatment at the health center. Additionally, the …

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Nabilatuk to upgrade its health facilities on Italian loan

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabilatuk District Local Government has been awarded 1.8 billion shillings for the infrastructural upgrade of health facilities. The funding is part of the 10 euro grants loaned from the Government of Italy and is centrally allocated to all nine districts in the Karamoja sub-region for …

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Over 5,000 inmates in Uganda infected with conjunctivitis

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday that more than 5,000 inmates in the country have been diagnosed with conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye disease. Frank Baine, the UPS spokesperson, said that the confirmed cases are spread across various facilities in Uganda. Out of …

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Rich people, bribes and depression

Study finds link between corruption and mental health ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Corruption comes in many forms. Bribery, misappropriation of funds, extortion and administrative theft. Scholars have long studied the links between corruption and other facets of life. Political scientist Daniel Treisman tells us that every kind of corruption is unwanted …

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