The outbreak has so far killed six people and affected 11 others in the district.

The victims bleed from their noses and mouth and they feel as though something is walking in the insides of their bodies.

The ministry’s public relations officer Rukia Nakamatte says they have taken blood samples to find out what the disease is.

Nakamatte says after figuring out the cause of the disease they will find a possible solution to save the infected and non-infected.

The outbreak comes after the country was recently declared Ebola free.

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Drivers and conductors of privately owned Pioneer Easy Buses have gone on strike due to non-payments of two months salary.

These pioneer buses are about 200 and   have been transporting people from the different parts of the Kampala.

The drivers and  the conductors  have camped at Namboole national stadium where the buses are  parked and  have vowed to continue with the strike until when the owner of these buses  address their grievances.

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Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (GIAR): There are no citizenship restrictions for Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (GIAR).

International students and non-U.S. citizens are encouraged to apply.

Only undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in degree seeking programs may apply.

The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research program has been providing undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences for more than 80 years.

By encouraging close working relationships between students and faculty, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning.

The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering.

Grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research can be given.

Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project.

Membership in Sigma Xi is not a requirement for applying for funding from the Grants-in-Aid of Research program.

Applicants are eligible to receive a total of two Grants-in-Aid of Research from Sigma Xi headquarters in their lifetime.

March 15 applicants will be notified about funding by the end of May.

October 15 applicants will be notified about funding by the end of December.

Students from any country are eligible to receive funding.

Applications for Grants In Aid of Research are accepted through an online form only.

Submission deadlines: March 15 and October 15.

For more information and application see: Grants-in-Aid of Research Program

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The air transport passengers who want to keep discovering may now have smiles. Emirates are set to launch its non stop flights from Entebbe to Dubai.

With the world’s finest restaurants, pristine beaches and Burj Khalifa (the world’s largest building, Dubai is a city in the world where only the best is good enough.

The management of Emirates says that with their non stop flights from Entebbe, their passengers can conveniently connect to Dubai and to over 120 destinations around the world.

Emirate’s direct flights to Dubai start from March 24^th 2012. Emirates has over 500 international awards  and serves over 120 destinations.

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UBOS today released its monthly market report indicating that the annual headline inflation rate for the year ending January 2012 dropped to 25.7% from 27.0% recorded for the year ended December 2011.

Releasing the report in Kampala, the director macro economics statistics, Dr. Mukiza Chris states that food inflation decreased to 27.3% in January 2012 from 34.6% in December 2011 with non food prices inflation rising to 24.2% in January 2012.

UBOS Sya that the reduction on fuel prices, as well prices of food stuffs contributed greatly to the drop inflation.

Dr. Mukiza says that Arua registered the highest annual headline inflation rate of 39.3% compared to40.7% in December followed by Mbale and Kampala standing at 26.1% from 24.7% in December due to high income.

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