Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute plans to train 200 health workers in the next five years to manage cancer treatment. This will bring the number of health care workers to 400. The health workers will be trained in proper diagnosis of different types of cancers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of the Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that production of reusable sanitary pads should be emphasized in a bid to support girl child education. Kadaga argues that reusable pads are often cheap and convenient since they can be used several times when the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Ismail Ibn Musa Menk, a leading global Islamic scholar and the Zimbabwe Mufti has asked Ugandan Muslims to embrace peace amongst each other. Menk, who led the Juma prayers the National Mosque at Old Kampala on Friday, said no single Muslim has a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Telecom administrator, Bemanya Twebaze says that the company is still accessible for investment following the exit of a Nigerian firm, Teleology Holdings Limited. The Nigerian firm which had been identified to revamp UTL following a cabinet directive failed to meet its contractual …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 456 people have been vaccinated against Ebola using the Ebola rVsV that has proved to be 97 percent effective in protecting people against the deadly disease. The vaccine being used is produced by Merck Pharmaceuticals. Those vaccinated are believed to have been in contact …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 27,000 people in the country do not access cancer treatment in Uganda. This is according the Uganda Cancer Institute. According to doctors at the cancer institute, the number of patients that receive treatment at the facility is much lower than the number that does …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has ruled that Dr Stella Nyanzi has a case to answer in relation to offences of cyber harassment and offensive communication. Nyanzi is accused of posting a loutish birthday poem on her Facebook page attacking the late Esteri Kokundeka, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Telecom administrator, Bemanya Twebaze has said that auditing of the company’s operations can only happen at the end of his administration. Twebaze denied that he had blocked any audit, but said that it was not the right time for government to carry out …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes skipper Denis Onyango has said the team has the quality to get to the later stages of the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Onyango, one of the experienced players on the Ugandan team said their target is to make it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded two Bank of Uganda officials on charges of corruption and abuse of office. The two are Francis Kakeeto, the Assistant Director Mbale Currency Centre and Fred Wanyama Vito, the BoU verification officer. Prosecution alleges that the suspects on April, …
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