According to the World Health Organisation, all people and communities should be able to use the preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services, of sufficient quality, without going through a financial hardship, for the country to be considered to have achieved universal health coverage.
Read more ...Small holder farmers will be supplied with 800,000 hand hoes for growing food at peasantry level. Dr. Mugasi says the choice of the new direction has been informed by a drastic budget cut for 2019. He says the budget can only support 522 households and 97 farmer groups, with 28 value addition equipment for the agency to concentrate on setting up two agro industrial parks in Kabarole and Kasese districts.
Read more ...Last week Sembabule district closed all major animal markets in the district following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the district.
Read more ...The mother of the victim told police that when her daughter broke off for second term holidays, her performance had declined and requested Mugula to offer her private lessons.
Read more ...Police said the suspects have trained a group of children whom they deploy to snatch phones and wallets from unsuspecting members of public.
Read more ...On Thursday, Justice Moses Kawumi Kazibwe ruled that the eviction of traders be halted until February 11, 2020, when the main application will be heard.
Read more ...The land in contention measuring about an acre was encroached on by residents. In 2000, the same land was donated to the hospital by residents of Upper Bibia Cell.
Read more ...The equipment valued at more than 350 million shillings is aimed at improving the operations of laboratory units of the health centres by ensuring standby power.
Read more ...The airport first handled a paltry 118,000 passengers in the year 1991. The same airport handled 1.84 million passengers in 2018, 17 times higher than the number of passengers close to 30 years ago. According to Kakuba, the growing number of travellers to and from Uganda threatens the safety and security of the airport.
Read more ...In a letter dated August 20, 2019, the UCC director, Godfrey Mutabazi directs the managing director of the radio station to submit copy of recording of TORCH program that was broadcast on August 7, 2019.
Read more ...In 2017, government of Uganda and the Japanese government through Japan International Cooperation Agency-JICA signed an exchange notes and the grant agreement where over four districts in the Kyoga region are supposed to get water.
Read more ...Permanent Secretary Wasswa Bageya says that they have submitted the contract to the Solicitor General for approval before it’s taken to the cabinet and then parliament.
Read more ...King Oyo who was accompanied by Tooro Kingdom officials arrived at the border of Kigezi and Ankole at Rutobo in Ntungamo district on Thursday, amidst jubilations from residents and leaders.
Read more ...Agriculture Minister Vincent Ssempijja says several consignments of agriculture produce shipped to Europe have again been rejected and destroyed over poor quality and presence of high contents of poorly mixed agrochemicals used to treat or preserve them. He says the European Union has resolved to audit the sector in October for compliance to international and European Union Health standards before slapping a fresh ban in the event of non-compliance.
Read more ...On Friday Uganda who are second in Group B behind Rwanda will face South Sudan in the first match, while Tanzania take on Rwanda in an earlier match.
Read more ...The airline is currently renting space from Eagle Air at Entebbe International airport.
Read more ...Erasto Kibirango the Luweero District Democratic Party Chairman explains that the rally has been called off till they agree with Police on the convenient venue to hold it.
Read more ...Court heard that Ojok who had a misunderstanding with the deceased’s father Francis Akor aged 38, set ablaze the house killing Akong and injuring six others.
Read more ...PAC chairperson Nathan Nandala Mafabi questioned the officials why they failed to fully utilize funds availed during the financial year. According to the Ministry’s statement of accounts, out of the accessed 147 billion Shillings, the Ministry did not spend 448.7 million Shillings.
Read more ...The one month verification exercise had earlier been announced by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Keith Muhakanizi.
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