Health

Uganda in need of condom suppliers

The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received funds from the Uganda Global fund to supply condoms in a bid to fight HIV/AIDS. The ministry through its procurement agent Crown Agents Uganda Limited has invited sealed bids from eligible bidders for the provision of condoms and related services. The news statement from the ministry says […]

SENIOR AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR – VIROLOGY

POST : SENIOR AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR – VIROLOGY REF : HRM 46/70/02 SALARY SCALE : UGANDA GOVERNMENT SCALE U3 AGE : 25 YEARS AND ABOVE Sector Architecture and Engineering – Agricultural Engineering Job Type Permanent Experience 2 to 5 Years Educational Qualification Bachelor’s Degree-Graduate Degree (BA, BSc, BCom) Skills Communication: Speaking effectively Research and Planning: Identifying […]

SENIOR AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR – VIROLOGY

POST: SENIOR AGRICULTURAL INSPECTOR – VIROLOGY REF : HRM 46/70/02 SALARY SCALE : UGANDA GOVERNMENT SCALE U3 AGE : 25 YEARS AND ABOVE Sector Architecture and Engineering – Agricultural Engineering Job Type Permanent Experience 2 to 5 Years Educational Qualification Bachelor’s Degree-Graduate Degree (BA, BSc, BCom) Skills Communication: Speaking effectively Research and Planning: Identifying problems […]

PRINCIPAL WATER OFFICER (GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT)

POST : PRINCIPAL WATER OFFICER (GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT) REF : HRM 70/73/01 VOL. 11 SALARY SCALE : UGANDA GOVERNMENT SALARY SCALE U2 AGE : 28 YEARS AND ABOVE Experience 5 to 7 Years Educational Qualification Bachelor’s Degree-Graduate Degree (BA, BSc, BCom) Skills Communication: Speaking effectively Organization, Management and Leadership: Coordinating tasks Work Survival: Meeting goals […]

Musician Chaka Chaka adds voice to the call for the commitment to the Abuja Declaration

One of Africa’s most celebrated singers Yvonne Chaka Chaka will be in Uganda to join the rest of Africa in calling out to the African Leaders to commit to the pledges they made under the Abuja declaration in which African countries committed to have at least 15% of their national budgets committed to the health […]

Save the Children says Political Commitment key to fighting maternal mortality

Save the Children in Uganda an international child rights Non Governmental Organization has that the greatest decline in levels of maternal mortality around Africa occurred in countries with a high political commitment towards the fight against maternal mortality. Some of the countries that registered a remarkable improvement in reducing the rates of maternal mortality include […]

Infant mortality in developing countries falls to 72 per 1000 live births

The number of children that die before attaining the age of five years in developing countries like Uganda has fallen from 99 per 1000 live births to about in 1998 to 72 per 1000 births in 2008. Though this may be so, the Global to Action has expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of developing countries […]

Abacus Parental Drugs Ltd pledges to donate IV fluids to five hospitals

Abacus Parental Drugs Ltd has pledged to donate IV fluids and solar lamps to five hospitals for six months. The hospitals that will benefit from the donations include Namwenda Hospital in Kamuli, Kiryandongo Hospital in Masindi, Kagadi Hospital in Kagadi, Mityana Hospital in Mityana and Hoima Hospital. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has […]

Informal Sector workers in Uganda more prone to HIV infection

Workers in the informal sector are more likely to get HIV/AIDS infection than their counterparts in the formal sector in Uganda. According to a bulletin of Platform for Labor Action on Social Security, this is so because the informal sector is associated with high levels of poverty and gender inequality which aspects precipitate HIV transmission. It […]

UN boss to give Ugandan mothers public lecture on reproductive health

The Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid will give Ugandan mothers and other citizens a public lecture on reproductive health on July 27th this year. The venue for the lecture is Makerere University’s Main Hall starting at 3:00pm and ending at 5:00pm. The lecture has been organized by Makerere University […]

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