Health

Museveni orders police to beef up security at parliament, Serena Hotel, Imperial Royal Hotel

President Museveni has directed police to beef up security at Serena Hotel Kampala and Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala and around parliament. Why? This is because police have to give security to over 2,000 delegates who are expected to converge inKampalanext week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference. The conference is going to be […]

World Health Organization Internship

World Health Organization Internship Program: WHO‘s Internship Programme provides a wide range of opportunities for students to gain insight into the work of WHO. Every year a limited number of places for internships are available. Internship Application Eligibility Criteria: · Applicants must be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school (second university degree […]

Uganda to fine women for giving birth

Uganda to fine women for giving birth Terrible! Uganda government is set to fine women and girls who give birth at their homes. The move is intended to quash the trend of women who shun hospitals during pregnancy. The leaders of Adjumani district in northern Uganda explain that the law has been made because many […]

NWSC disconnects Kyambogo University

  The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has disconnected Kyambogo University leaving the toilets there to stink. The students and some of the administrators of Kyambogo University allege that NWSC disconnected the institution of learning over non payment. Now over 20,000 people the university houses are fetching water from nearby wells and dirty water […]

Uganda in TB drug shortage but government plans to import drugs in September

  Uganda is experiencing TB drugs but the National Resistance Movement government is planning to import the TB drugs in September. Today is March 15, 2012. We don’t know whether TB patients will not have died by September. Currently most hospitals in Uganda have run out of drugs. The minister for Health, Christine Ondoa has […]

African Postgraduate Scholarships in UK

African Commonwealth Scholarships: African Commonwealth Scholarships are available from the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission for study at London South Bank University in UK. The number of scholarships vary from year to year. Currently, scholarships are being offered for: MSc Development Studies; MSc Civil Engineering & Structural Design; MSc Health Services & Hospital Management; LLM Law programmes; […]

Consortium for National Health Research for Kenyans

The Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR): This is a Kenyan non-governmental organization whose mission is to contribute to the strengthening of national research for health in Kenya. This is done by providing support for multidisciplinary research to individuals and institutions, and engaging policy makers in formulation of health research policies that are evidence based. […]

Scholarships for Africans in London University

African Graduate Scholarships: The University College London offers The African Graduate Scholarships to African Nationals and Permanent residents. The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who wish to further develop their skills and knowledge in their specific field. Scholarship Eligibility: The candidate must be an African national and […]

Postgraduate Scholarship in Durham University

West Africa Scholarship Scheme: Durham University will be awarding three postgraduate scholarships to outstanding candidates from West Africa. Each scholarship is awarded in the form of a one-year postgraduate taught tuition fee waiver; one each in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Faculty of Science and Durham Business School. This means that students do […]

Consortium for National Health Research offers scholarship in Kenya

The Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR): This is a Kenyan non-governmental organization whose mission is to contribute to the strengthening of national research for health in Kenya. This is done by providing support for multidisciplinary research to individuals and institutions, and engaging policy makers in formulation of health research policies that are evidence based. […]