Tag Archives: USAID

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development-USAID has announced a cash injection of USD 21.5 million (UGX 80 billion) to improve biodiversity in Uganda. The funding will come through three new USAID initiatives including Biodiversity for Resilience implemented by Research Triangle International in partnership …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recommended that  the government drops the public free healthcare system in favour of mechanisms that allow the low-income earners and the informal sector pool resources to service their health bills. The development comes as the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working on new assistance in Uganda to revamp COVID-19 prevention and case management in health facilities. Without mentioning specific amounts going into the training of health workers, the USAID Global Malaria Coordinator and COVID-19 task …

  Museveni, experts call for holistic approach to deal with sector challenges Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | What would it take to improve water access, sanitation in most African countries that are essentially poor? This is one question that came up during the 20th Water and Sanitation International Congress …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa. The partnership will ensure that businesses are equipped …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The US government is providing USD 100,000 (366 million Shillings) to respond to the needs of disaster-affected people in Uganda as a result of extensive flooding and landslides. This is in response to a request for international support by the government of Uganda. The money, …

  What the Euro-Asian nation promised African countries at a historic summit in Sochi Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | One might have probably heard about Sochi, Russian city located on the Black Sea Coast near the border with Georgia, for co-hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district health authorities are predicting trouble time in the fight against Tuberculosis as leading implementing partners are limiting their activities and slash funding. Tuberculosis, which is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs, has been a major public health problem in …

A four year project funded by USAID and implemented by Enabel, the Belgian development agency in partnership with the Ministry of Health. Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Enabling Health Acholi (EHA) is set to strengthen health systems in the Acholi sub region in districts of Nwoya, Gulu, Amuru and Omoro …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa  | Government and development partners have launched a Shs. 36 Billion health project at Koch, Goma health centre in Nwoya district. The project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Belgian development agency, Enabel and the ministry of …