Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the patients who visit Ugandan hospitals have to wait for more than an hour before they can see a health worker only to be told there’s no medicine or equipment to assist in their diagnosis, according to a survey …
Read More »Twaweza: COVID-19 vaccine confidence in Kampala growing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala resident’s willingness to have a Coronavirus vaccine is increasing, according to a new report on attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. A COVID-19 vaccine is the key to beating the virus that has so far killed close to two thousand Ugandans. A survey conducted …
Read More »Health ministry launches survey to determine COVID-19 infection numbers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to establish how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the country. The survey will determine how many people might have been infected with the disease in the past year. The survey comes at a time when the country …
Read More »Kyambogo land saga: Claimants agree on joint survey
Minister for Lands Beti Kamya has directed the Commissioner Survey and Mapping to conduct a joint site survey to establish the interests of all the claimants. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four institutions involved in the Kyambogo land saga have agreed to conduct a joint land survey. The Buganda Kingdom, …
Read More »MOH embarks on survey to establish number of Ugandans infected with COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health ministry is to carry out a COVID-19 rapid assessment survey to determine the number of people that have been infected with COVID-19. The survey is scheduled to be carried out at the end of the month. This follows a drop …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth national park communities reject survey report
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Busunga Village, in Kasese District on Thursday rejected a survey report from the Ministry of Lands. The survey was conducted by the ministry to harmonize park boundaries before Queen Elizabeth National Park erects an electric fence on the 21 Kilometer stretch along Kasese-Kikorongo. …
Read More »Wealthy households received more support during lockdown – survey
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatively wealthy people received more support, in cash and in-kind, compared to those who needed aid during the COVID-19 lockdown. These were the findings of a survey undertaken by Sauti za Wananchi at Twaweza Uganda between May and June 2020 the time when the …
Read More »MV Kalangala maintenance operations, survey called off indefinitely
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nation Oil Distributors Limited has called off the scheduled maintenance and survey of MV Kalangala citing the delayed arrival of engineers from Lloyds. MV Kalangala was scheduled to ceases operations today to allow for maintenance and survey for insurance purposes. The vessel has been …
Read More »Karamoja Minerals: Local Leaders call for survey to determine potential
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Karamoja want government to conduct seismic surveys to determine the full mineral potential of the region instead of continuing to sing about it. Karamoja is home to minerals like gold, limestone, marble and iron ore deposits. But the true extent of the deposits …
Read More »THIS WEEK: 50% of Ugandans would spend more to pay teachers better, global survey
THIS WEEK: 50% of Ugandans would spend more to pay teachers better, global survey Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Parents Survey 2018 released last week shows that more than any other country polled across the world, if there were additional funds to spend on their children, 56% of …
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