Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Ruth Aceng has warned cultural and religious leaders against sabotaging the mass immunisation exercise against measles and rubella. The exercise startet today across the country and is targeting 18 million children from nine months to 15 years. Speaking at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A batch of 50 certified welders for the oil and gas sector have been passed out. The training benefited welders from Nwoya, Masindi, Nebbi, Buliisa and Hoima, as well as the districts along the pipeline route, which include Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Department of Pediatrics and child health will on Friday launch a neonatology fellowship which aims at equipping pediatricians with skills of handling small babies or neonates. Speaking at a press briefing held in Mulago on Tuesday, Dr Ezekiel Mupere the head of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apaa residents rejected health workers from Adjumani to immunize them for the mass vaccination against measles and rubella diseases. Over 18 million children aged 15 to zero will be vaccinated across the country during the exercise that started today. In the contested Apaa township …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers across the country baffled by the continuing fall of milk prices and are pondering switching to graze for beef. Milk prices have fallen to the lowest level at the farm, with a litre in Western Uganda costing just about 450 shillings. farmers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tenants in Kampala have asked President Museveni to sign the Landlord and Tenants bill. On Tuesday several traders operating in arcades met at JBK hotel to discuss challenges they face while conducting their businesses. Swaibu Buzigu a trader at Mukwano Arcade says they continue …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka hospital authorities have defied the State House Health Monitoring Unit (HMU) and ordered staff to vacate the hospital quarters. Last month, the unit stopped management of the hospital from increasing staff contributions towards maintaining their quarters. It follows a proposal by Masaka Regional …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Omoro district officials have been implicated for discrepancies in the utilization of funds allocated towards the management of Nodding Disease Syndrome. This follows an investigation undertaken by the Inspectorate of Government into alleged mismanagement of nodding disease syndrome and Capacity Building funds by Omoro …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health experts are bothered that Uganda might not be able to meet targets on viral suppression among people living with HIV as a result of the poor response to poor performance among children. The fear comes just two months to the year 2020 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Washing hands with soap after visiting the toilet is lacking among Ugandans. According to the health ministry, the practice has caused persistence of some diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and dysentery. The 2018 Water and Environment health sector report, hand washing practices with soap have …
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