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  According to World Bank data, in 2017, Uganda’s per capita healthcare spending was at $38.4, which is little less than a half of the $78.3 average per capita healthcare spending of non-high income Sub-Saharan African countries COMMENT | Dr Bruce Tumwine Rwabasonga | It has been 108 days and two …

COMMENT | Michael Jjingo | Should the prudent entrepreneur prepare and position the business for the impact of the corona virus? True, many have speculated about the current corona virus outbreak sparking an economic recession and reversing the gains that the business community has harnessed over time. The moment is …

    COMMENT | Rebecca Karagwa | I read from several sources to find out how African leaders and the AU have responded to the Africans being mistreated in China. What I found was that there hasn’t been any collective and serious response to such a humiliation that Africans in China …

  The most recent 2014 population census indicates that 12.4 percent of the Ugandan population live with a disability COMMENT | Ambrose Murangira | The government of Uganda has started the distribution of food and essential items to the most vulnerable people across Kampala and Wakiso. This will be a measure …

COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | Imagine an election held during the ‘lockdown’ times of Covid-19.  To begin with, people would have to practice social distancing. Candidates’ nominations would not be as flamboyant as they always are – with many people accompanying the candidate to the nomination center.  The traditional campaign rallies would …

  Uganda, as a result of previous experiences in combating epidemics like Ebola and HIV, has gained a global reputation as a leader in public health COMMENT | Dr Bruce Tumwine Rwabasonga | By now, everyone across the world has been impacted in one way or another by COVID-19. As expected, a …

Lock-down Diary: Day 12, Easter COMMENT | Primah Kwagala | It is Easter Sunday and there was no church or the hullaballoo of Kampalans running up and about in their Sunday best to fill churches. Not many people have made a fuss about not being able to do that on social …

COMMENT | Martin A. Nsubuga | During this lockdown period, my colleagues sent me this interesting message: “the current lockdown might be what retirement will be – no cash, no friends, lots of free time, anxiety and the villagers treating you like a suspect.” While this situation may be unlikely …

  As COVID-19 impacts reach everywhere in the country, low- and middle-income earning youth are racing to respond to this massive and fast-moving challenge. In this article, Musinguzi Laban assess the pandemic’s economic impacts on Uganda’s Youth. OPINION | LABAN MUSINGUZI | The economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis are …

COMMENT | Ronald Kato | This year, the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) marks its 20th anniversary. As it turns 20, FOCAC’s role in shaping Sino-African relations cannot be overemphasized. The forum is remarkable for many reasons. It shows China’s willingness to engage not just with individual African countries but with …