By Gerald Businge on July 2, 2010
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UNICEF Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Last Date: July 09, 2010 Purpose of the Position Under the general guidance of the Chief of Young Child Survival and Development, you will be accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of WASH programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and […]
By Gerald Businge on July 2, 2010
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Research Programme Consortia (RPC): Tackling the Structural Drivers of the HIV Epidemic Location: Uganda Email: OpportunitiesUK@futuresgroup.com Chief Executive Officer DFID-funded Research Programme Consortia (RPC): Tackling the Structural Drivers of the HIV Epidemic Futures Group Europe, Ltd. (Futures), along with the Consortium Lead, Makerere University, seeks a senior manager to work part-time (50%) as Chief Executive […]
By Gerald Businge on July 1, 2010
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World Vision Uganda has revealed that Malaria, Pneumonia, Malnutrition and a host of other respiratory illnesses cause 70 percent of child mortality cases in Uganda. According to a press statement seen by Ultimate Media, World Vision which is an International NGO operating in Uganda says acute malnutrition is cause of 38 percent of child stuntedness, 16 percent […]
By Gerald Businge on July 1, 2010
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The Uganda government chemists stationed in Wandegeya Kampala have established that the blood-stationed clothes police recovered in Busabala shrines in Central Uganda district of Wakiso were for human beings. The Uganda police discovered blood stained clothes, marijuana, herbs and fetishes during the search of traditional shrines in Busabala, Wakiso district. The search was led by […]
By Gerald Businge on June 30, 2010
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World Vision Uganda has launched a media health campaign aimed at reducing child mortality in Uganda. The campaign aimed at meeting the Millennium Development goal number 4 to reduce child mortality by 2014 has been dubbed “Child Health Now” World Vision Uganda Communications Manager, Aggrey Mugisha told journalists that the campaign aimed at creating awareness will cover […]
By Gerald Businge on June 30, 2010
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A study has found that Ugandan children living near Kiteezi landfill in Kampala are at high risk development and intellectual impairment because of exposure to lead metals. The Kiteezi landfill is known to contain high levels of lead and other heavy metals which are dumped there. The research evaluated 163 children aged four to eight […]
By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
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The Uganda Parliamentary Committee on Social Services has directed all Uganda districts to purchase at least 70% of their drugs from the government controlled National Medical Stores (NMS) as opposed to buying them from private drug companies. The Member of Parliament for Bunya West, also a member of the committee Aggrey Henry Bagiire told journalists at […]
By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
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The Uganda Medicines and health services delivery monitoring unit has today (29th June 2010) discovered 10 ghost health centers in Uganda capital city of Kampala. The director of the unit, Dr. Diana Atwine says the centers have been used to divert medicine meant to be delivered to the government owned hospitals and health centers. Addressing members […]
By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
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The new president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Dr. Unni Karunakara has indicated that the organization will continue to adapt to new realities of humanitarian work to enable better provision of crucial medical assistance to the most in need. Médecins Sans Frontières is an international humanitarian organization which provides medical assistance to people who are […]
By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
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A viral infection commonly known as the red eye disease has broken out again in Uganda’s Capital City of Kampala, infecting hundreds of people, especially market traders from Kampala markets of Owino (St. Balikuddembe market), Nakasero market, Kisekka market and Kikuubo trading centre. The disease first broke out in Kampala in May 2010. The Mayor […]