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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Medical Association -UMA have voted to suspend their president Dr Samuel Oledo for four years and have voted to replace him with Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba. Oledo was on the spot for leading a group of intern doctors to publicly endorse President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Troubled president of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Dr Samuel Oledo insisted that he will not be stepping down from his position despite earlier calls from fellow association members. During the Youth Patriotism Symposium at Kololo Independence Grounds December 3, Oledo led a group of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has distanced itself from the action by the Association President, Dr Samuel Oledo, who together with a group of others, donning clinical coats knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. Dr Herbert Luswata, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has met officials from Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) and Uganda Plastic Recyclers Association to negotiate a settlement over the controversial US$70 levy on plastic imports in the country. The Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2022 had levied a 2.5 …

The fund will target businesses providing decent jobs, women empowerment and innovations Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  UK-based global organisation, Oxfam, plans to unveil a 20million Euros (Shs77bn) Impact Fund to support small businesses in line with their goals. The fund, to be unveiled as a pilot project before …

The exhibition is expected to attract 100 international exhibitors to promote their businesses Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After two years of no show due to COVID-19 related restrictions, Uganda Manufactures Association is in high gear to host sector players from across the world for the 28th Trade Fair. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked health workers who were deployed in COVID-19 treatment units in National and Regional Referral hospitals under the Emergency Response arrangement to leave hospitals even when the government still owes them their pay. Aceng was speaking shortly after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health practitioners under their umbrella body Uganda Medical Association-UMA, have tasked the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to champion legislation to improve the healthcare system in the country upon his recovery. Oulanyah is currently hospitalized in Seattle in the United States of America where he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association-UMA have asked the government to grant them unrestricted and timely access to torture victims in detention facilities to save their lives. The Association officials were responding to recent incidents of torture involving physical bodily harm of sarcastic Pen Award Author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has tasked parliament to prioritize revamping of the economy and the health sector in 2022/2023. Parliament through its sectoral committees is currently scrutinizing the 43 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper tabled by the Ministry of Finance in December 2021. …