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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU TEREGO: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 The department of surveys and Mapping at the ministry of lands, housing and urban development has completed the reaffirmation of the disputed border between the districts of Terego and Madi-Okollo. The exercise began with a sensitization meeting of the local community at …

By Goodluck Musinguzi Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health and technical teams from the Health Promotion and Education had a sensitization meeting with the Moslem Clerics the Moslem leadership based in Kampala City. The meeting was held to empower them with information of COVID-19 and other diseases of …

By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health setup a National Newborn Steering Committee to make sure no child dies at birth. This comes after thousands of children are born too soon each year and need special care under Neonatal Intensive Care Unit until they grow well. Preterm birth is defined as …

BY ISMAIL BATEGEKA MASINDI: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14, 2021 Over 1,000 residents living in Masindi town, Masindi district are at high risk of contracting water borne related diseases after they defied and continued using contaminated water sources condemned by health authorities. The ten contaminated water points are both wells and springs …

  BY INNOCENT ATUGANYIRA MASINDI: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14, 2021 Residents in Masindi district Bunyoro subregion Western Uganda have shunned hand washing which is contrary to the ministry of health guidelines in fight against the deadly corona virus pandemic. Ministry of Uganda imposed the standard operating procedures including washing hands, keeping …

ACHOLI PARLIAMENTARY GROUP MEET OVER GULU COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES By Walter Kumira Gulu City. Gulu College of Health Science authority has this afternoon allowed the students inside the school compound after spending four days on the streets of Gulu city. On Thursday last week, Police in Gulu Central Police …

By Goodluck Musinguzi Dr Diana Atwine and a technical team from Ministry of Health inspected the newly finished extension blocks at Buwenge General Hospital. The Hospital was built to decongest Jinja Regional Referral Hospital which also handles referrals from lower health facilities in Jinja,Luuka and Kamuli districts. Buwenge General Hospital …

By Goodluck Musinguzi Some Members of Parliament were the first to test and feel the state of the art boat ambulances bought by Ministry of Health to answer the outcry of communities living in areas surrounded by water. Dr Charles Ayume, Chairman Health Committee led the team including the shadow …

By Walter Kumira Gulu City. The Guild President of Gulu College of Health Science, Saul Nasasira, was released from Police cells after spending a night in the cell Saul Nasasira was arrested last week at the College Campus and detained at Gulu CPS on orders of the acting DPC of …

By George Emuron Bukedea:- T Seven years ago, Cross Emergency Hospital started an ambitious project of constructing a state of the art theater housed a new building. The administrators could not hide their joy yesterday when they commissioned the project based in Katekwan village in Koena Sub County. James Adiba,  the …