ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Jim Yong Kim and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Building functioning, affordable public care systems can prevent, detect, and respond to epidemics For only the third time in its 66-year history, the World Health Organisation has declared a global public health emergency. This time it is for the Ebola outbreak in …

By Jenkins Kiwanuka In Sri Lanka, soldiers are fixing roads and bridges, remodelling cities, and selling vegetables President Museveni’s decision to give the controversial National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) to his former bush war veterans who, he claims, are living under abject poverty reminds me of an article I wrote …

In Sri Lanka, soldiers are fixing roads and bridges, remodelling cities, and selling vegetables President Museveni’s decision to give the controversial National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) to his former bush war veterans who, he claims, are living under abject poverty reminds me of an article I wrote in June last …

  By Ronald Musoke Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary revels in successful breeding programme Bella and her three-month old daughter Luna look unbothered by the scores of curious eyes and whispers of human beings in their vicinity. Luna particularly cares less. She keeps climbing up and down her mother’s massive greyish body …

By Flavia Nassaka Experts say there would be 12,000 fewer cancer cases globally if people were normal weight Ugandans need to change their social attitudes that make being overweight seem harmless, if not even attractive. Dr. James Kafeero, an expert on tumors at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala says …

By Julius Businge CAA’s Manager for Public Affairs, Ignie Igunduura answers questions about the industry in relation to the grounding. Could you update us on what is going on to ensure the grounded operators get back to the skies? CAA is closely working with the operators to help them go …

By Julius Businge Museveni angry as routine audit clips a nation’s wings On December 5, 2013 President Yoweri Museveni flew to Paris to meet one of his favourite investors, Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini otherwise known as the Aga Khan. Their meeting took place the same day at the plush …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The opportunities and risks China faces as it begins its transition from middle income status to a rich nation I spent the whole of last week in China literally flying from one city to another – sometimes covering two cities per day. The speed of change …

By Joan Akello Dr. Sabrina Bakeera- Kitaka speaks to Joan Akello about children and globe-trotting You wanted to be a newscaster, judge, an air hostess but you became a doctor! But I think I am all of them, some people call me a celebrity and globe-trotting doctor and, I am …

By Nicole Namubiru Doctors explain why faulty results are more common than you think Laura and Martin wanted to settle down together. They decided to do the necessary medical tests. That is when bad news struck; Laura was told she is HIV positive. But then she did another test and …