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Increase funding for mental health services, MPs urge gov’t
KAMPALA: MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country....
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Ending unplanned pregnancies to reduce health care expenditure on teenage mothers
KAMPALA: Statistics from the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) indicate that nearly half (46.1%) of the births by the teenagers...
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Kikuube Health Center IV battles acute drug shortage
KIKUUBE: Kikuube Health Center IV which is currently acting as the district hospital is battling an acute shortage of drugs...
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Kenya adopts three-test HIV testing in latest efforts to deal with the virus
NAIROBI: Kenya is set to implement a three-test HIV testing algorithm as it seeks to optimize ongoing efforts to deal...
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WHO, World Bank boost South Sudan’s disease surveillance and response
JUBA, South Sudan: Over 200 healthcare workers have been trained with the aim to improve real-time detection and prompt response...
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Stolen equipment delays installation of Kayunga Referral Hospital private wing facilities
The private wing of Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital couldn't be finished because it was missing some equipment. The hospital management...
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Construction of Moroto Remand Home stalls
The construction of Moroto Remand Home has stalled. Gali Technical Services Limited is building the building at a cost of...
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Zoonotic diseases hurt Uganda’s economy, say health experts
Animal health experts have complained that there aren't enough people with the right skills to help stop the spread of...
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Masaka focuses on adolescent interventions as the district records new HIV infections among teenagers
The Masaka District Health Department is trying to stop the spread of HIV in the area by putting in place...
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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa wants anti-malaria supplies manufactured in Uganda
KAMPALA: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has asked the private sector in Uganda to invest in the manufacturing of anti-malarial products...
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Who is next? Home of journalist Remmy Bahati raided amid fears over growing crackdown on dissent in Uganda
US-based NBS TV journalist Remmy Bahati has become the latest victim of ongoing military crackdown against dissent in Uganda after...
Read moreStatements no longer count! US Senate asks Biden to slap sanctions on Ugandan officials over torture
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has asked President Joe Biden to slap sanctions against specific Ugandan government...
Read moreUNRA boss bitter over Kuwait firm writing to Museveni on Tirinyi-Pallisa-Kamonkoli road
KAMPALA: The contractual fallout between the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Kuwait firm, Abuljebain Engineering Consulting Office (AECO) over...
Read moreSouth African Construction firm Mutoni on the spot for failure to finish Matugga pharmaceutical plant
KAMPALA: South African contractor Mutoni Construction (U) Ltd, which was contracted to build a pharmaceutical plant at Matugga on Bombo...
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