Injectable drug 100% effective in HIV prevention among Ugandan, South African women
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new HIV prevention study has found that twice-a-year injections of a new antiviral drug, called lenacapavir, completely protected women from contracting HIV. Findings of […]
Journalists remanded for writing stories on alleged corruption without a valid license
Kampala, Uganda | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded two Journalists to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting License. Dickson Ashley Mubiru the Managing […]
Kabale reports over 1300 teenage pregnancies in 11 months
Kabale, Uganda | Close to one thousand four hundred (1396) girls aged between 15-19 years in Kabale district were impregnated between July 2023-June 2024. According to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, Kabale District […]
Denmark, Ireland to partner with CSOs in Karamoja on human rights
Moroto, Uganda | | The Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda together with Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have launched a partnership with civil societies in the Karamoja sub-region. The partnership was […]
‘Cut meat production to reduce climate change’
Global scientists want farmers to cut back on livestock production in next 12 years Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For a long time, much of the political focus on climate change […]
Education experts skeptical of guidelines for boarding schools
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Several academicians and education experts have cautioned that the newly issued guidelines concerning boarding sections in schools and other institutions are unlikely to bring about […]
Report: Lack of gov’t-funded pre-primary education in Uganda creates lifelong consequences
EDUCATION–> A report released by Human Rights Watch and the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) reveals that Uganda’s lack of government-funded pre-primary education is causing significant lifelong negative […]
Lack of dormitories blamed for pregnancy cases at Ariwa SS
EDUCATION–> Courtesy Photo Female learners at Ariwa Secondary School in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe District are struggling to complete their studies due to the absence of dormitories. The situation […]
Stock-outs of crucial HIV medicines
Survey exposes extent of danger to children in Kenya and Uganda ANALYSIS | MERCY SHIBEMBA | A recent survey which assessed the availability of paediatric antiretroviral formulations across health facilities in […]
Low-cost tech program supports healthcare
The initiative delivers free information to health practitioners in the form of PDFs and audio files via tiny raspberry-pi computers and auto-running USB drives ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A program to […]