Global Hunger Index Calls for Greater Resilience-Building Efforts to Boost Food and Nutrition Security

e developing world is becoming more vulnerable to a variety of shocks and stressors, from extreme weather events, climate change and environmental degradation to population pressures, macroeconomic crises, conflict, and poor governance. The traditional approach to dealing with shocks is temporary infusions of aid, with separate development efforts focused on mitigating stresses and making people […]

Experts say Safe Abortion law need amendment.

    Though carrying out a safe abortion in Uganda is legal, but legal and health experts are now calling for amendments into the current law saying it has leaved its life span and now calls for changes to suite the current standards as well as to save lives of mothers and young girls.   […]

High Teenage pregnancy attrubuted to low contraceptive use.

      The ministry of health is attributing the high levels of teenage pregnancies to the low contraceptive use in the country something  and  has continued to worry the officials in the ministry as levels of the population continue to grow coupled with unsafe abortions among the group.   According to the assistant commissioner […]

Anti tobacco activists denad government to give part of tobacco revenue to fight tabacco illne

Anti-tobacco activists want government earmark a substantive amount of money from the tobacco revenues earnings to management of Tobacco related illnesses. Tobacco Control economists from the Center for Tobocco Control Ronald Namanya says that despite reports that the deadly crop fetches huge revenues for the country, government spends more money treating Cancer and Heart diseases […]

Two gang Rapists arrested by police

Police have arrested Two suspected Gang rapists and Sodomites of the five who left a 23 year old Mbabazi Zainabu, damaged in her private parts. Wagasi Mohamed And Mohamed Swahabai All workers at YUASA car Bond Nakawa have been picked from their home  by police after the Mbabazi identified them from a group of many […]

Minister Rose Namayanja warns on terrorists during Idd day

As Moslems prepare to join the rest of the world to mark Eid Adhuha come Tuesday 15th Government has appealed to the public to keep a sharp eye on terrorists during the celebrations. The Minister of Information and National Guidance Rosemary Namayaja while addressing the press at her office said terrorists always use such opportunities […]

people’s Development party angry over National Resistance Movement government owning national celebrations.

                          People’s development party president Dr. Abed Bwanika  warns government against turning national functions into NRM party functions. Bwanika says that  the current style by NRM govt to make national celebrations as party celebrations is unacceptable because  the country is not owned by one party.    Dr. Abed Bwanika, says that  it was uncalled […]

sharing of mulago hospital mortuary with Kampala capital city Authority has left it in poor state

Following reports that the mortuary at Mulago national referral hospital is in poor condition, the executive director of the hospital, Dr. Byarugaba Baterana and the acting director health and environment at Kampala capital city Authority Okello Ayen  revealed to  journalists that the mortuary is being shared between the two organizations after the city mortuary which […]