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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 […]
8th March is celebrated world over as the International Women’s day. This year’s celebration is coming in the wake of an eventful year. It has been revealed that the gender gap, the gap between men and women across health, education, politics and economics, has widened, the #MeToo movement has started, encouraging millions to speak up […]
The Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, maria Kiwanuka on Thursday read the 2013/2014 national budget, in which she outlines governments plan to increase revenue collection through more taxes. The minister says the government intends to finance 80% of the budget. Here you can download Budget speech 2013-14 or read in belown full II. […]
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS 2011 BY HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda At Parliament Kampala, June 8, 2011 HE The Vice President, Rt Hon Speaker, His Lordship the Chief Justice, Rt Hon Deputy Speaker, Rt Hon Prime Minister, Rt Hon Leader of the Opposition, Hon Ministers, Hon Members of Parliament, […]
According to statistics from ministry of health, in Uganda, malaria has historically been a very serious health problem and currently poses the most significant threat to the health of the population. It accounts for 25-40% of all outpatients’ visits at health facilities, 20% of hospital admissions and 15% of in-patients deaths and has a case-fatality […]
Uganda has been selected as one of the first three countries to benefit from US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) that will fund malaria prevention and treatment efforts. A statement from the United States Center for Disease Control says that PMI which is a program under the US Global Health Initiative will help improve efforts against […]
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 […]
How is Uganda’s health system organized and planned so as to accord the citizens reasonable health services and fulfil the above health aspirtations?
Members of Parliament have urged government to construct public toilets on highways and in schools in order to check the rampant hygiene related disease outbreaks in the country. Members said it remains difficult and expensive for the ordinary person to construct toilets in some parts of the country due to the land tenure and soil […]
State of the Nation Address By H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda At the Uganda International Conference Centre, Serena, Kampala 6th June, 2013 His Excellency the Vice President, Rt. Hon. Speaker, The Rt. Hon. The Chief Justice, Rt. Hon. Speaker of EALA, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, The Leader of the Opposition, […]