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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Results of a new study conducted by researchers at the Makerere School of Public Health (MakSPH) show that Uganda has eliminated Cholera outbreaks or transmission that originate completely from within the country, referred to as endogenous cholera. Details of this study titled, ‘Uganda’s Cholera Elimination …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has registered a new positive case of Ebola, almost three weeks after the country registered a case on 5 June 2026. The new case  brings the total number of cases recorded in Uganda to twenty, According to sources within the Ministry of Health, the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Bukedea County MP David Beecham Okwere has said that former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among is not so critically ill as stated being reported in sections of the media. The legislator, however, confirmed that when he met the former Speaker, she had signs of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he is influential in society. The Court has also ruled that Lukwago faces a charge that …

  Whether via emergency evacuation or outreach vaccination, Uganda’s boat ambulances are life-preservers for remote island communities   Mukono, Uganda | JOHN MUSENZE | When 36-year-old Rebecca Nabiryo began bleeding four months into her pregnancy, midwife Ruth Gokyalya was more worried than she would have been if they hadn’t both …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | At the age of 16, Sharon Namyalo found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy while still in secondary school. Fearful of her parents’ reaction and the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, she turned to unsafe methods in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy — a decision …

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Coffee farmers in Tooro have decided to form Tooro Coffee Cooperative Union to strengthen their bargaining power, improve market access, and increase incomes from coffee farming.    The decision was reached during a meeting held at Kalya Courts Hotel in Fort Portal City. The …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Andrew Nabimanya, alias Ninye Tabz, a known National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter who spent five days in security detention, has been released on police bond after being dropped at Central Police Station (CPS), Kampala. Nabimanya was picked up by unknown security operatives on Wednesday last week …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda continues to face a significant household energy challenge, particularly in rural communities where access to modern energy sources remains limited. The vast majority of families rely on biomass fuels such as firewood and charcoal, burned on traditional three-stone fires or rudimentary metal …

  As the world marked World Refugee Day, a growing number of displaced families in Uganda are moving beyond survival and building sustainable livelihoods through access to financial services.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Every year on June 20, World Refugee Day reminds the world that behind every …