Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has pledged to review its financial support to St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu and consider tax exemptions for the institution following concerns that rising operational costs could undermine its ability to provide affordable healthcare. Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi made the commitment at …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda insists it has contained its Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, but cases in Kenya and Nigeria, conflicting accounts of the patients’ movements and questions about the source of infection have put its public-health assurances under renewed scrutiny, reports Ronald Musoke. In May, this year, as Uganda …
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Rukungiri, Uganda | URN | The High Court sitting in Rukungiri has set September 24, 2026, for the hearing of a petition challenging the election of Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi as Member of Parliament for Kinkiizi East County. The petition was filed in March by former Kanungu District LC5 Chairperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has stayed the proposal that would have seen the suspension of facilitation for medical interns. This will now see the current cohort of medical interns all earning a monthly net allowance of Shs1 million. The Minister of Health, made the revelation during the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The cabinet has passed a resolution to pay all medical interns deployed for training at different internship centers a total of sh1 million each, government revealed on Tuesday, a day after eight interns remanded while marching to parliament to demand pay were released on court bail. …
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Uganda says modern outbreak science has changed what investigators can know. Is it time to rethink the 42-day rule? COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced on July 28, 2026, that the country had declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, something unusual …
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Uganda is officially Ebola-free,” Dr Baryomunsi said. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has officially been declared Ebola-free after successfully containing an outbreak traced to imported cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi made the declaration …
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Sovereign satellite capabilities are a growing priority as African governments look to boost communications, broadcasting and digital access NEWS ANALYSIS | BEN PAYTON | Ministers from Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to push ahead with a plan to develop a satellite that will improve access …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a recommendation that shs 26.781 billion be provided to the National Information Technology Uganda (NITA-U) to extend ICT services to extra 700 sites which include schools, hospitals and local governments. The recommendation was contained in the Report of the Committee on Information, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has given the green light to the National Teacher Bill which among other things seeks to usher in a new era of professionalism among teachers at all levels. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, confirmed that the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
