Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 6, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), the parent company of Stanbic Bank donated equipment worth Shs20 million to Mbale Referral Hospital and Maluku Health Center III, as part of its Corporate Social Investment. The support aims to improve maternal healthcare services across the …
Read More »AAR Health Services, Bluewave, and Airtel Money partners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Money Uganda has partnered with AAR Health Services and Bluewave to introduce Ddwaliro Care, a comprehensive and affordable Health insurance cover, specifically tailored to cater to the diverse needs of individuals and families. The Managing Director Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited, Japhet Aritho, affirms …
Read More »Dozens turn up as Mulago launches interventional radiology services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 45 year old Frank Kasaija fell as he went grazing about four years ago in the rural Ntoroko district. Since then he has been in and out of hospitals due to excruciating pain in the upper part of his abdomen. A scan done …
Read More »Septage dealers protest unfair levies on faecal disposal services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of Uganda Emptiers Limited has petitioned Parliament to consolidate licenses and charges paid by private companies dealing in faecal sludge collection as well as disposal under one agency to ease operations. The petitioners, comprising 40 companies and over 480 individual members are private …
Read More »FY2023/24 Budget: Taxes on digital services exposes gap between policy aspirations and implementation
Government to slap taxes on online services without a plan for device uptake Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija’s decision to impose a value-added tax on digital services without creating an enabling environment for the population to access internet-enabled devices such as smartphones reveals a disconnect between …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines celebrates 50-year anniversary of services to China
Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, is celebrating the 50th year of the commencement of its service to China. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, on Friday said it is celebrating the 50th year of the commencement of its service to China. The airline said …
Read More »Evicted business operators case against Makerere University pushed to April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court has adjourned a case in which business operators have sued the University for illegally evicting them. In July, the University Council ordered the eviction of all businesses from the university premises. The council’s decision was based on …
Read More »Gulu hospital struggling to manage emergency medical services
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Region Referral Hospital (GRRH) is struggling to manage and respond to Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The EMS Unit at GRRH was established this year as a requirement by the health ministry but officials in the department say that they are faced with an acute shortage …
Read More »Gov’t asked to digitalize provision of HIV/AIDS services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations advocating for the rights of people living with HIV have urged the government to embrace technologies that could help improve access to Antiretroviral Therapies for people living with HIV. While 90 percent of the 1.3 million adult Ugandans living with HIV are …
Read More »NSSF unveils first social security Smart Card in East Africa
The new card will replace the laminated membership cards with more functions allowing members access more services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Social Security Fund in partnership with Visa and Centenary Bank on June.16 unveiled a three-in-one social security smart card that embeds NSSF functionality, bank functionality and …
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