Members of Parliament have ordered that the British American Tobacco plant be relocated to another area from Jinja Road in Kampala following complaints from the surrounding areas that the gasses omitted from the plant badly affects their health. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Steven Kagoda which is one of the institutions whose offices neighbour the […]
The ministry of health has dispatched over 200 beds to 15 districts around the country. The districts include Nakasongola, Masindi, Gulu, Kitgum and Teso, Arua, Tororo, Yumbe, Katakwi and Dokolo. Other beneficiaries are Butalejja, Amuria,, Kaliro and Maracha among others. The consignment is part of the 340 hospital beds procured by the ministry of health with […]
Farmers in Uganda have been called upon to plant maize, beans and other cereal crops that are bought by the World Food Programme in order to benefit from the agency’s new initiative to purchase food commodities directly from farmers. Stanlake Samkange, WFP Country Director in Uganda says under Purchase for Progress WFP is buying commodities from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Uganda state minister for agriculture Bright Rwamirama has appealed to Kabarole district farmers to form groups in order to benefit from Uganda government agricultural modernization programmes. He says farmers in groups can also easily access bigger markets because they have bigger products to sell to the market and can easily access loans and machines […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Uganda Member of Parliament for Kibaale County in Kamwenge district Frank Mwebaze has urged the Uganda government to inject more funds in agricultural value addition so that rural farmers standards can be uplifted inform of increased household incomes from sale of agricultural produce. Tumwebaze who is also the former Chairman of Uganda National Farmer’s […]