UHI, Jinja hospital give free cardiac surgeries to infants
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI), in collaboration with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, has launched a five-day camp to provide free cardiac surgeries to 11 infants […]
Entebbe to close open air markets, ban fresh food vending
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Municipal Council will from effective July 1st, 2024 close all weekly open air markets popularly known as “kabubbu” except for one in Kitooro, Mayor […]
Protect the medicines that protect us
WHO charts new path for action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ANALYSIS | SHOBHA SHUKLA | Protect the medicines that protect us and ensure that all those who need them can access […]
Africa seeks homemade solutions to tackle debt challenges
13 African countries are at high risk of debt distress and 6 are already in debt distress Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank has launched a new […]
Butterflies, birds reappear in villages after decade of environment restoration
Terego, Uganda | After more than a decade of absence, butterflies, birds, and small animals have once again returned in full force to Okalaka Village in the Terego district. The reappearance […]
To fight climate change, protect healthy soil
African countries must encourage farmers to adopt nature-positive production methods World Climate forum | Beneath our feet lies humanity’s most powerful ally in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. […]
Impacts of climate change worrying citizens
Kampala, Uganda | Majority of Ugandans are concerned about the impact of climate change on the lives, a new report released by Civic Organization Twaweza on Friday shows. According to findings […]
Health Ministry to introduce physical activity guidelines
| The Ministry of Health is soon introducing the National Physical Activity Guidelines to control non-communicable diseases. Speaking to journalists at the ministry headquarters on Thursday, Dr. Gerald Mutungi, the Assistant […]
Gavi launches preventive Ebola vaccine programme
Move is part of wide programme that involves routine multivalent meningitis, human rabies, and hepatitis B birth dose vaccination ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | In a historic step, preventive Ebola vaccination […]
Ariwa SS seeks own dormitory as pregnancy rates shoot up
Yumbe, Uganda | Girls at Ariwa Secondary School in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district are struggling to complete their studies, as many of them are seeking accommodation in the community, […]