Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | International Medical Centre (IMC) Mukono on Friday 25th officially opened its new state of the art theatre. At the official opening, the International Medical Group (IMG) CEO Shukmeet Sandhu said that as the leading provider of private medical services, it is paramount that IMG institutions …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Ugandan Embassy in Kinshasa and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will host a joint Business Forum from March 22-24 aimed at building foundations that will lead to bolstering bilateral trade between Kampala and the DRC. The Joint Business Forum will present …
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UGEFA supports sustainable Ugandan enterprises to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The EU-funded Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA), which supports sustainable Ugandan enterprises to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy, has announced that it is accepting applications for …
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Shortage of drugs worrying | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The shortage of medication for the treatment of epilepsy in Uganda is a cause of concern within the Ministry of Health and organisations that cater for patients with the disease. This was revealed by Charles Ayoo Akiya, the commissioner of non-communicable diseases …
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How COVID-19 undermines cross border efforts to curb the vice Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As countries introduce more comprehensive anti-Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) laws and policies, cross-border FGM has emerged as a new trend among practising communities to evade prosecution. And it has been escalated by the COVID-19 …
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Makerere University researchers show how traditional transport was disorganised Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in partial or near-total shut down of motorised transport systems in most countries. In addition to new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) around transport, there was a lot of …
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The rates are projected to remain relatively stable for the short to mid-term Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Rents for residential properties in the prime locations in Kampala increased in the second half of 2021 on the back of returning expatriates and ongoing developments in the oil and …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The British High Commission, in partnership with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), UN Women and the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) on December 07 launched the second cohort of their mentorship programme for women parliamentarians in Uganda. The one-year programme, which will …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Daniel Adyera, 30, has had enough of the excuses given by Law Development Centre and the Law Council for denying him admission to the bar course, which lawyers are required to complete before enrolling as advocates in Uganda. In summons issued on 6 December 2021, …
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Movers cite increasing rate of infertility among men and reproductive complications among women | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda is witnessing an increasing rate of infertility among men and complications that render women incapable of carrying a pregnancy, according to MPs pushing for a Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill. Tororo …
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