Tag Archives: Uganda

By Abushedde Angella Consumption of alcohol is among the four most important risk factors in the burden of disease and premature death People say they drink alcohol either to have fun, celebrate an achievement, or “down their sorrows” after a major life stress. A little drink once in a while …

By Ronald Musoke The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has contained the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) that broke out a month ago in the northern district of Agago. As a result, all the isolation facilities have been closed. According to a press statement released on Sept. 18, …

By Ronald Musoke television stations that will not comply with the Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) recent directive of having at least 70% local content aired during prime time risk being switched off come January, 2014. Godfrey Mutabazi, UCC’s executive director, made the bold remark while attending a session on film …

By Julius Businge A team of information technology experts from the South Korean National Information Technology Promotion Agency (NIPA) is in Uganda to undertake a feasibility study for the establishment of implementation of a Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC), Disaster Recovery Site (DRS) and Shared Services and Public Key Infrastructure …

By Joan Akello Civil society organizations involved in trade related issues are urging legislators to take interest in the different treaties the executive is negotiating with the European Union and the United States, the Economic Partnership Agreement and Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement respectively. Ambassador  Nathan Irumba , the Executive …

By Ronald Musoke The Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP), a local non-profit that represents the interests of the private sector in the country’s extractive sector wants more Ugandans to fully get involved in the sector. The call was made by the UCMP Chairman, Elly Karuhanga, at the organization’s …

By Julius Businge The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have discussed and endorsed the progress report of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Uganda that will guide the support of the World Bank Group to the country for the remaining two years (2014-2015) of the CAS. The CAS is …

By Agaba Rugaba There is no paradox or contradiction with economic performance indexes Andrew Mwenda’s “Uganda’s Incompetence Paradox” in his column The Last Word (The Independent June 28) makes for interesting reading. He fronts the unorthodox argument of how economic performance indexes contradict the underlying assumptions that we hold about …

By Angella Abushede and Muthoni Karubiu The Preferential Trade Area Bank (PTA), also known as the Eastern & Southern African Trade & Development Bank, held a Bank Business Seminar at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on the 27th of June. The event was organized in conjunction with the Uganda National Chamber …

By Stephen Kafeero GEMS Cambridge International School is set to join the growing list of international schools in Uganda and will open its first Ugandan campus this September in Butabika, Kampala. GEMS, the largest K-12 private education operator in the world has a global network educating 130,000 students from over …