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Uganda has been selected among the countries to benefit from a new research collaboration programme between Cambridge University and African education institutions to promote health research on the African continent. The new programme, which involves researchers from both Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is aimed at building the skills […]
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias The chairperson of the Parliamentary Public Accounts committee Nandala Mafabi has won the African challenge foundation award for fighting corruption. Nandal Mafabi beat President Yoweri Museveni, Alen Kagina, the Uganda revenue authority boss, and the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura to take the award. Receiving the award this […]
President Yoweri Museveni has called upon all Ugandans to engage in income generating activities in order to increase individual and household incomes, saying it is the basic foundation of solving most of the challenges facing Ugandans. He said this during a mobilization and sensitization tour of governments Prosperity for All (PFA) programme in Kampala district. […]
Members of Uganda’s opposition are not satisfied with the 2010/2011 Uganda national budgetary allocation passed by parliament on Tuesday. The MP for Makindye West, Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA) says some of the budgetary allocations were not clear since some government departments failed to justify their financial requests. Kyanjo the opposition minister of Defense and Internal Affairs […]
Zambia’s Chipolopolo has said it plans to beat Uganda Cranes 2:0 when the two teams meet on August 11th at Namboole stadium. Both teams are preparing to use the match for the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers due in September this year. Uganda Cranes, according to the African football calendar for 2010 will open its qualifying […]
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 […]
Ugandan men have been challenged to take the lead in the campaign to have couples test for HIV/AIDS so as to help reduce the effects of the epidemic in the country. The Programme officer of the Health Communication partnership Jude Ssenyonjo, says HIV testing among Ugandan married couples enables them to know their HIV/AIDS and […]
The Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) a youth wing of the Democratic Party has indicated its intentions to join the opposition alliance of Inter-party cooperation (IPC) in preparation for the coming 2011 Uganda General elections. The Uganda currents political parties under the IPC alliance are JEEMA, FDC, UPC and Conservative party. The head of UYD Susan […]
The Woman Member of Parliament of Pader district in Northern Uganda, Judith Akello has urged Uganda government to give higher priority to students from Northern Uganda in accessing the government loan scheme for students joining university to help them achieve university education. She says giving higher priority to Northern Uganda students will to help them […]
The former Managing director of Uganda National Social Security Fund (NSSF), David Chandi Jamwa’s lawyer, David Mpanga has appealed to the Anti-corruption court to give his client a speedy trial because it is his right. Mpanga also appealed to the anti-corruption court to avail him with all the necessary documents to enable him defend his […]