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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Midwives aiming to renew their practicing licenses face challenges accessing centres for retooling as required by the Ministry of Health which has left many of them practicing without licenses. The Uganda Nurses and Midwifery Council requires that a midwife attains 50 Continuous Professional Development -CPD credit …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior police officers in Kikuube district are being investigated over fuel theft. The officers whose names have been withheld for fear of jeopardizing police investigations are accused of participating in the dubious fuel deals. They are alleged to be conniving with truck drivers to siphon fuel …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Telemedicine health provider, Rocket Health together with United Nations Development Programme have unveiled a project dubbed ‘Telemedicine for Tourism’ in Uganda to meet health needs of tourists visiting the country. Under this US$40,000 (approx.Shs144mn) project, a Rocket Health physician in one location can offer healthcare …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of data is the key setback in cocoa production and marketing in Uganda. Emmanuel Lubega, the Uganda-South Sudan national coordinator at the East African Business Council-EABC, argues that even when hundreds of farmers are involved in cocoa-growing, the country lacks accurate production data to attract …

    Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in remote areas of Kasese district are to benefit from solar energy thanks to the construction of six solar mini power stations in Kasese and Rubirizi districts to enhance Uganda’s goal of achieving access to universal clean and renewable energy. The power stations …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Resident District Commissioner-RDC Patrick Okumu has barred hawkers from accessing and selling goods around government offices citing security concerns. Okumu says that some of the hawkers are spies who access offices with intentions of stealing while others hatch plans that compromise security in the district. …

NDA to register all herbalists to ascertain quality and effectiveness of herbal medicine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA is in the process of registering herbal medicine practitioners across the country in a bid to ensure the quality and safety of herbal medicine. Michael Mutyaba, the manager National Medicines …

  Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has encouraged government and the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) to ensure the services of animal health personnel reaches out to the common person at the grass roots. This, FAO suggests, can be done by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justice Mike Chibita is the new chairperson of the governing council of the Judicial Training Institute. He replaces fellow Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach Amoko following his appointment by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. “I have the pleasure to inform you that I have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Services has less than 100 COVID-19 vaccine doses left amidst very high demand by the personnel and prison communities to get vaccinated. Frank Baine, public relations officer of Uganda prisons says the security agency received 10,000 doses and over 9,900 have been consumed. This …