By Agnes Tumuheire on October 18, 2018
Caspar Health (Germany), DX-Labtrack (Germany), Eyeluminati (India), ImmunifyMe (Sri Lanka), inveox GmbH (Germany), Magnosco GmbH (Germany), Makerere University, Makerere University Students, Pay It Forward (USA), SpotSense (India), Strand Therapeutics Inc. (USA), top 10 tech start-ups finalists of the World Health Summit 2018, World Health Summit 2018, Wulira android mobile application, Wulira app
Africa, Education, Health
Makerere university students developed the Wulira app to help people having hearing problems and also aid in preventing hearing loss. Wulira is an android mobile application that is used to assess hearing loss in at-risk patients and provide immediate reporting on results. The app is programmed to transmit a specific sound to test subjects and […]
By Brian Kisembo on October 12, 2018
Bududa district, Bududa landslide, Bukalasi Sub-county, Government relocates Bududa landslide victims, SCOUL donates 100 bags of sugar to landslide victims in Bududa, Several reported dead in Bududa landslide, Suume Junior Academy pupils
Environment issues, Latest Uganda News, Regional
A repeat of the 2012 disaster that led to death of hundreds of Ugandans in Bududa resurrected on Thursday evening when heavy mudslides hit the area again leading to death of twenty people with more yet to be confirmed. Among the dead include primary school pupils and over 500 people were left with no homes.The […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on September 21, 2018
Huawei global ICT Competition 2018/19., Huawei Uganda, in the global final in China in April 2019, Mr. Liu Jiawei, South Africa in December 2018, the Managing Director of Huawei Uganda
Education, Education news, ICTs
Over 800 Ugandan students from numerous universities in Uganda have registered in the first round of registration for the Huawei global ICT Competition 2018/19. All registered candidates shall access learning material in the various courses and certification portfolio provided by Huawei free of charge such as Routing and Switch, Data Centres, Cloud computing, Network and […]
By Herman Nnyanzi on September 13, 2018
Hurricane Florence became a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday with winds of 130mph Storm is predicted to stall before slowly shifting south
Environment issues, Featured, International News, Latest Uganda News
Hurricane Florence is on a path of destruction that will put millions of people at risk and threaten billions of dollars in property damage, centered on the Carolinas, through this weekend. Florence dipped to Category 2 hurricane strength with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph on Wednesday evening and is expected to maintain that strength […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on September 13, 2018
Dr Mary Kitutu, forecasted heavy rains, ganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA, State Minister for Environment
Environment issues, Featured, Latest Uganda News
Reports from weather experts have forecasted heavy rains mixed with thunderstorm and lightning across Uganda that may result into floods and disease outbreak. According to a pre-prepared statement by Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) that was read by State minister for Environment, Dr Mary Kitutu, farmers have a leeway of planting both quick and long […]
By mugisa geofrey on August 24, 2018
Bundibugyo, congolese, democratic republic of congo, East African, Ebola in the DRC, Ebola Treatment Units, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, uganda, United States, WHO, Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam
Health, Health & Medical
Its Evident that the threat of Ebola has calmed down in the United States and West Africa in the last two years, the disease continues to ravage parts of the African continent and Uganda has opened two Ebola treatment centers along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to help combat it. According to […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on August 10, 2018
Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, Hon.Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, peaker of Uganda Parliament, the Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Wim Vanhelleputte
Business & Economics, Business news, ICTs, Latest Uganda News
The speaker of Uganda Parliament, Hon.Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has ordered all telecom companies to return to the traditional way of loading airtime using scratch cards from the digitalized ‘easy go’. The speaker justified her decision saying that people in the villages are not well versed with the easy go method and therefore needed time to […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on August 3, 2018
CIPLA chemicals chief executive, Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited, kabaka Ronald Mutebi, Mr Emmanuel Katongole, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, President Yoweri Museveni
Africa, Health, International News, Latest Uganda News
Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited has received land from Ghana King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, to build a factory and manufacture HIV/Aids drugs in Ghana. The king’s decision was made upon the request of CIPLA chemicals chief executive, Mr Emmanuel Katongole, on the former’s first visit to the factory, to allow them to export drugs […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on August 2, 2018
Allied Democratic Forces, Beni region of North Kivu, democratic republic of congo, haemorrhagic, Kinshasa, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Rwanda, uganda
Africa, Health, International News, Regional
The democratic republic of Congo has been hit by yet another Ebola outbreak just days after the termination of the previous one. Reports from the country indicated Ebola tracks in its conflict-torn east province of North Kivu. 20 people have been reported dead from the epidemic in the Beni region of North Kivu -which homes […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on July 25, 2018
Annual Health Accounts (NHA), Dr.Specioza Kazibwe, Mr Tom Aliti, World Health Organisation
Health, Latest Uganda News
According to the Annual Health Accounts (NHA) findings by the ministry of health, the government spends an average of 3,000UGsh on each Ugandan for medical care. The findings were based on the expenditures in the health sector of the financial years 2014/15 and 2015/16. The overall expenditures, with household and contributions from donors were however […]