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By Pascal Niwebyona Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is tarmacking the Kabaka’s Lake road so as to boost cultural tourism and access to social services in Rubaga Division. The KCCA Director of Engineering and Technical Services Eng. Justus Akankwasa said that the road that connects Lubiri Ring Road to Nabunya …

By_Pascal Niwebyona Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is to reconstruct Bukoto Street and add a provision for walking lanes so as to promote non motorized transport in the Central Division. The KCCA Director of Engineering and Technical Services Eng.Justus Akankwasa said the initiative is aimed at providing city dwellers and …

By Goodluck Musinguzi, 8th June 2025 Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health was in Mbarara City to inspect ongoing works at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital including a block that will house the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which will solve the challenges of limited space. We want to …

The construction works on the emergency call and dispatch center are rated at 79% by a representative of the contractor BY GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: 8th,June, 2025 The construction of an ambulance call and dispatch center that is expected to improve coordination and management for medical emergencies is under …

The Arua hospital ICU complex BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI & RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA There is a beehive of activity at the construction site for the Arua Hospital Intensive Care unit as wheelbarrow pushers make their way with mixture of concrete up the rums for casting the concrete upstairs as plumbing technicians …

The works at the Arua hospital intensive care unit are edging closer to finish BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU & MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK ARUA: 7th June, 2025 Engineers and Manson men at the construction site of the Intensive Care Unit at the Arua hospital are racing to against time to hit a one …

Kabale ICU Construction at 75% complete By Goodluck Musinguzi The construction of a modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital has reached 75 percent completion, according to project engineers. The UGX 8.6 billion project, funded by the International Development Agency under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …

PS Diana Atwine inspecting Rwekubo Health Center IV construction works. The Ministry of Health (MoH) is working to improve healthcare access for refugees and host communities in Nakivale with the ongoing construction of new Health Center IVs in Kabazana and Ruhoko. These new facilities are part of a broader initiative …

By Goodluck Musinguzi The government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Health, has built a satellite laboratory at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Lira City. Built at the cost of Shs4.5 billion under the COVID-19 response and emergency project with funding from the World Bank, Lira Regional Referral Hospital is …

Bare-chested miners dig pits to look for gold in Odupi sub county, Uganda. Image by Richard Drasimaku. Whether in Uganda or Burundi, gold mining remains predominantly artisanal and rudimentary. Many miners do not care about their health, less about the environment. By Richard Drasimaku and Renovat Ndabashinze November 15, 2023 …