Dr Patrick Asibo, who is supervising the campaign in Kitgum district told URN this morning that his team surpassed the health Ministry’s target and vaccinated a total of 104,069 children [109.9 percent] in the five days’ exercise.
Read more ...A section of district councillors allege that since its inception in 2016, the hospital administrators have not issued any financial accountability from the private wing and other revenue sources citing the Municipal parking yard and mechanical workshops which are both hosted by the hospital.
Read more ...The Centre was founded in 1987 by Bernardetta Akwero a native of the same place at the peak of the Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda. It was also safe havens for night commuters during the LRA insurgency.
Read more ...The minor reportedly refused to undergo through Measles and Rubella immunization at her school on Thursday citing a directive from her father, Kenneth Ocan, 28, the Chairperson of Ikorom village in Mucwini Sub-county.
Read more ...Komakech says Bosmic has ventured into partisan politics and notes that he seeks to use his musical background to hold concerts which threaten security.
Read more ...Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson Jimmy Patrick Okema told URN in an interview on Wednesday that the student, Monica Akidi, 20, was found with an answer booklet bearing the names Esther Ayaa, during the Mathematics examination.
Read more ...Dr Asibo says previously the health ministry had been administering only measles vaccines without the component of rubella vaccines adding that it was only effective to treating measles.
Read more ...On Tuesday, Ocen said that the residents have rejected the health workers from Adjumani district citing distrust.
Read more ...The campaign, to be conducted in schools for the first three days and in communities for the last two days, targets all children younger than 15 years, whether previously immunized or not, in order to interrupt the circulation of these diseases. Among them, 8.2 million children younger than 9 months, will also receive the oral polio vaccine.
Read more ...The boy reportedly hit the baby using a brick and later hid her body in a nearby bush. The incident happed in Katebu village, Paloga Sub-county in Lamwo district last evening.
Read more ...The joint border monitoring report released on October 10th reveals a slight rise in influx of South Sudan refugees entering the country from 818 registered in August this year.
Read more ...The district secretary for health and education Walter Oyoo Komakech says the test and treat candidates for malaria campaign is meant to ensure learners in the candidate classes approach the forth coming Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) while they are healthy.
Read more ...The ten kilometres run was flagged off by Father Martin Agwee who represented the Archbishop of Gulu John Baptist Odama.
Read more ...The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, Jimmy Patrick Okema says the deceased was last seen on Independence Day at around 7:25 pm from his residence in East Ward B in Pandwong Division.
Read more ...The post-conflict region has registered the highest number of suicide cases over the years. A number of cases have been attributed to alcoholism, trauma and domestic violence.
Read more ...Okello was arrested on Wednesday after smashing eight fingers of Patrick Okello, a resident of Otingowiye village in Ogole Parish.
Read more ...The resolution was reached during a court session on an appeal filed by the vendor’s legal representative Dalton Opwonya, seeking to challenge a decision by the High Court in Gulu which lifted a temporary injunction against the eviction of vendors from the site.
Read more ...Walter Okello reportedly used a claw hammer to smash the victim’s eight fingers in front of his shop in Wol Trading center in Wol Town Council on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Patrick Okello, a resident of Otingowiye village in Ogole Parish.
Read more ...The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson Jimmy Patrick Okema says the deceased was suspected to have stolen a motorcycle registration UEJ542T belonging to Patrick Tabu from Pajimo trading centre.
Read more ...Two weeks ago, the Kitgum security committee closed down the police post citing limited manpower.
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