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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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Nodding syndrome: Deputy Speaker directs on concrete action

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Views: 1 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, directed the Government Chief Whip to convene a multi-sectoral meeting involving relevant stakeholders to comprehensively discuss nodding syndrome and report back to Parliament within one month. Relevant stakeholders identified include the Ministry of Health, Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Acholi

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Kenyan Marathoner Kipsang Collapses and Dies After Cameroon Race

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Views: 2 The world of athletics is mourning the death Kenyan marathoner Charles Kipsang Kipkorir who collapsed and later passed away moments after completing a race in Cameroon on Saturday, February 24. Participating in the 29th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, Kipkorir, who initially led the race, faced difficulties near the finish

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Uganda’s Prime Minister Nabbanja clarifies on Mulago kidney transplant charges

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Views: 1 Government has allowed only five kidney transplant procedures to be conducted at the Mulago National Referral Hospital, as the country concludes plans to operationalise the Organ Transplant facility. The procedure will be offered at no cost to patients with severe kidney disease, undergoing dialysis. The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, revealed this during the

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Uganda’s Govt urged to support extensive research on nodding syndrome

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Views: 1 The House Committee on Health has appealed to government to continue funding scientific research studies on nodding syndrome in order to ascertain its causes. The Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Charles Ayume, said that the first case of nodding syndrome was reported more than 15 years ago, but available literature does not point

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Ugandan MPs make case for Shs10 billion supplementary for blood bank

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Views: 1 Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to avail a supplementary request of Shs10 billion to the National Drug Authority (NDA) to facilitate the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services to carry out blood donation activities. Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to a call from the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa,

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Tanzania’s former president hospitalized Ali Hassan Mwinyi, family asks for privacy

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Views: 2 -Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s former president, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, has been hospitalized, the Zanzibar presidency announced on Friday. A statement from his family shared by Deputy Director of Presidential Communication State House Zanzibar, Mr. Mohamed Hashim, says Mwinyi, who is now 98 years old, is receiving treatment for a chest illness and is under

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