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JUST IN: H.E. The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Dr. Byanyima Rosemary Kusaba as Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital.

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Views: 1 President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has appointed Dr. Rosmary Byanyima Kusaba the former Acting Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) The Executive Director of this national referral hospital. Mulago Hospital administrator, Mr David Nuwamanya confirmed the development on Saturday, April 20, saying Dr Byanyima’s appointment followed “the advice of the Health Service […]

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One Year Later: Women and Girls Bear the Brunt of Sudan’s Conflict

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Views: 1 CARE, Nairobi, Kenya, – 11, April 2024: One year on, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in Sudan is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued today by CARE and some of its partners, titled “Because They Are Women: How the Sudan conflict has

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KCCA SUPPORTS KABAKA BIRTHDAY RUN IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

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Views: 5 In a show of solidarity and commitment to combating HIV/AIDS, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) supported the Kabaka Birthday Run by procuring kits worth UGX12 million. The contribution was formally presented to the Buganda Kingdom by a KCCA delegation led by the Deputy Executive Director, David Luyimbazi, at a ceremony held at

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KCCA ED RALLIES CITY RESIDENTS TO EMBRACE YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION

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Views: 1 Dorothy Kisaka, the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has rallied city residents to actively participate in the ongoing yellow fever vaccination campaign. On Friday, Kisaka toured various vaccination sites in Kampala aimed at assessing the progress and encouraging city dwellers to embrace the immunization campaign. Kisaka’s personal involvement in overseeing

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Sierra Leone Declares Drug Abuse ‘National Emergency’

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Views: 1 Sierra Leone Declares Drug Abuse ‘National Emergency’ Kush is making inroads among Sierra Leone’s youth, although the precise composition of the drug is not always the same. Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has vowed to combat the polydrug kush, saying that drug abuse in the West African nation is a “national emergency.”

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Mass yellow fever vaccination kicks off in Kampala

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Views: 0 The nationwide Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign, running from today until April 8, will cover 53 districts across Uganda. HEALTH | A mass yellow fever vaccination campaign has commenced in Kampala, with the Mayor of Kawempe Division, Emmanuel Sserunjoji, leading the charge to rally locals to embrace the drive. The nationwide Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign,

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Kabaka’s Birthday Run: Among,Tayebwa Visit Bulange to Support HIV/AIDS Fight

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Views: 0 The Speaker  Of Parliament Rt. Hon.Anita Annet Among is received  in style by the Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom Owek.Charles Peter Mayiga Kingdom.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. The Speaker  Of Parliament Rt. Hon.Anita Annet Among  with her Deputy Rt.Hon.Thomas Tayebwa and MPs  display Kits of the Kabaka’s Birthday Run flanked by the Katikkiro of

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Health workers concerned over increasing mental health cases

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Views: 0 Officials from Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital have raised concern over the increased mental health cases in Uganda, after records indicated a 5% increase in patients’ admission at the facility. The concern was raised by the Executive Director of Butabika Hospital, Juliet Nakku, while appearing before the Health Committee of Parliament to present

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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has  hailed Speaker Anita Among for being an active, developmental and innovative leader. 

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Views: 3 President Yoweri Museveni has hailed Speaker Anita Among for being an active, developmental and innovative leader.   President Yoweri Museveni  commissions  Bukedea Teaching Hospital Saturday 23rd March,2024 built by the Speaker Of Parliament Rt.Hon.Anita Annet Among.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.  Bukedea Teaching Hospital  shortly after being officially opened by President Yoweri Museveni  commissions Saturday

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Mulago seeks Shs10 billion for ICUs

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Views: 0 Mulago National Referral Hospital is in need of over Shs10 billion to fully functionalise its intensive care units (ICU). This request was tabled by the hospital’s Ag. Executive Director, Dr. Rosemary Byanyima while appearing before the Committee on Health on Thursday, 21 March 2024. According to Dr. Byanyima, Shs 122billion allocated to Mulago

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