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Workers at Itia health centre modern OPD site setting the pillars BY GOODLUCK,RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GEOFFREY ANGUPALE TEREGO: TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 The upgrade of Itia Health Center II to a health Center III has begun with the construction of a modern maternity ward to bring maternal health services closure …

Amudat district registers high Malaria vaccine uptake By Timothy Eudo and Musinguzi Goodluck  Health authorities in Amudat district have reported very positive uptake of the recently launched malaria vaccination campaign. According to the authorities, the community was very positive, leading to the exhaustion of the first batch of the vaccines. …

Dr Alfred Amandu, the Arua City Principal  Health Officer in charge of Environmental Health BY MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK & RICHARD DRASIMAKU THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 Given the challenge of high rate of morbidity and mortality due to malaria, a health official has appealed to the public to stick to the schedule …

Kochi health center III Maternity ward completed, ready for use BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI YUMBE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024 Technicians have began assembling equipment at Kochi health centre III in Yumbe district, expected to be a game changer in enhancing maternal health. This follows the completion of a …

Rasul Musa Ayiman, President of the Arua City Development Forum BY GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI AND RICHARD DRASIMAKU   ARUA CITY: FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025 The Health sector is under the social services thematic working group and the forum will develop a working group plan to scrutinize sector. “We aim for improved …

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 …

By Emmanuel Olinga–Teso Soroti City is gearing up to hold the first-ever Ateker Reunion Festival in Uganda, with over ten thousand (10,000) expected to attend as the Ugandan government gives UGX 2.3 billion for the event. Vice President Alupo with some leaders Photo Credit: Emmanuel Olinga The celebration, scheduled for …

By Timothy Eodu, Edward Akaki As the Family Planning narrative is not a good subject of discussion in Karamoja due to the entrenched cultural and religious beliefs, an impact has been realized and steadily being up taken in the region and Teso over the five years of the RISE program …

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 …

  Iwe nchini Uganda au Burundi, uchimbaji wa dhahabu unasalia kuwa wa kisanaa na wa kawaida. Wachimba migodi wengi hawajali afya zao, hata kuhusu mazingira. This story was produced with support from the Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center  Na Richard Drasimaku (Uganda) na Rinovat Ndabashinze (Burundi)  Kutoka …