Mainstream mental health in all MDAs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliamentary Commissioner and Nyendo – Mukungwe Member of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has called on government to plan for mental health services in all its departments and agencies. Mpuuga said the same efforts should eventually be spread to the private sector just as it is in the case with HIV/AIDS. “One […]
Mapping malaria in Africa
Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future ANALYSIS | MARK SMITH & CHRIS THOMAS | The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been the subject of intense study for some three decades. Mosquito vector populations sufficient to maintain malaria transmission occur within a particular range of temperatures and humidity […]
Lower cancer and heart disease with plant diet
But rather than vegetarian or vegan, a flexitarian diet is best ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A new scientific literature review has found that vegetarian and vegan diets help improve cardiometabolic risk factors, such as elevated lipids, blood sugar, body weight, BMI, and inflammation. The individuals studied also had a lower risk of ischemic heart disease and […]
Lack of delivery beds at Entebbe Hospital shocks MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were left in shock after it emerged that Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital does not have a single delivery bed. Officials from the hospital, led by Dr John Bosco Nsubuga, the Acting Director, and Richard Tumwesigye, the Senior Hospital Administrator, appeared […]
Ugandan space engineer Mujuni one of 31 picks for International Astronautical Congress
Paris, France Ugandan Space Engineer Edgar Mujuni has been named as one of the world’s top 31 Emerging Space Leaders by the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF). Mujuni and 30 other students and young professionals will travel to Milan, Italy in October 2024 to participate in the 75th International Astronautical Congress and have the opportunity to extend their network, […]
Kyaliwajjala-Sonde road closed ahead of Martyrs Day celebration
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some roads have been closed ahead of the June 3rd Martyrs Day. This was resolved on Wednesday in a meeting of security agencies held at the Anglican Shrines. According to the plan, the road from Kyaliwajjala, Namugongo Division, in Kira Municipality to Sonde, in Goma Division in Mukono Municipality, has been […]
Now, US government also throws travel ban on Uganda’s Speaker
Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The US government has joined that of the UK in imposing sanctions on Uganda’s Speaker Anita Among. FULL STATEMENT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT The Department of State is publicly designating five current and former Ugandan officials for their involvement in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights. Speaker of Parliament […]
South African picked to lead Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
CAMBRIDGE | PRNewswire | The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has announced the appointment of Patrice Matchaba, MD, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting June 10, 2024. He succeeds the current CEO, Emilio Emini, PhD, who recently announced his retirement, effective on June 30, 2024. Dr. Matchaba began his career as a […]
64 computers stolen from Bunyoro gov’t schools
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 64 computers installed in three government seed secondary schools in Bunyoro sub-region have been stolen in two years. The computers were stolen between November 2022 and May 2024. The affected schools are Kigorobya Seed Secondary School in Hoima district, Nyairongo in Kikuube district, and Butiaba Seed Secondary School […]
Longoromit dam rehabilitation commences in Kaabong
Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment, under its Water for Production initiative, has commenced the rehabilitation of the Longoromit Dam in Lobongia Sub County, Kaabong district. This project is part of the ministry’s efforts to restore five multi-billion-shilling water projects constructed between 2009 and 2011, which have since been silted […]