Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use. The report describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfill the medical need. The report, titled “Left Behind …

 Fenyeslitke, Hungary | Xinhua | The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said on Thursday that it will join hands with Chinese tech giant Huawei and other global firms to launch an alliance for artificial intelligence (AI) to promote the technology’s use in industry and manufacturing. Zou Ciyong, UNIDO Deputy to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted nine police officers to Senior Commissioner of Police(SCP), the second-highest rank in the force. Those promoted are Martin Amoru, Ubaldo Bamunoba, Beata Chelimo, Dr John Kamya, Elias Kassirabo, Franklin Kugonza, Fenny Kyomukama, Bazil Mugisha and Venis Baguma Tumuhimbise. All the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forensic DNA profiling can play an important role in identifying the bodies of victims of disasters and armed conflicts. While talk around DNA in Uganda has been limited to paternity tests or determining one’s fatherhood or finding perpetrators of crime, a number of experts say …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted bail to six officials from the Office of the Prime Minister accused of embezzlement of funds meant for the Karamoja Peace Initiative project. They are Deogratious Masigazi, the Under Secretary/head of the Pacification and Development Program, Joshua Abaho, …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Buliisa have raised concerns about the increasing cases of teenage pregnancies. Statistics at the district health department indicate that the district recorded 417 cases of teenage pregnancies between January and March this year. Dr. Alex Afeti, the Buliisa District Health officer-DHO says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defense has closed its submissions in the trial of Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case. Nagirinya a former social worker and her driver Kitayimbwa were kidnapped and killed in August 2019 in Lungujja, Rubaga Division. Their bodies were later found dumped in Mukono …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University staff have threatened to lay down their tools over salary deductions. Through their joint staff Associations; Makerere University Academic Staff Association- MUASA and Makerere University Administrative Staff Association- MASA, the staff said that they noticed an unusual cut in salaries for last month. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Danson Nahurira a Credit Officer with Post Bank Mbarara Branch for allegedly receiving an inducement of 500,000 Shillings. Nahurira was arraigned before Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe on Friday and charged with one count …

There are straightforward ways to improve engagement toward shared climate and nature goals COMMENT | SIMON ZADEK | From Russia’s war against Ukraine to America’s rivalry with China, tectonic geopolitical shifts have shaken multilateralism in recent years. While many of the consequences from surging food and energy prices to the rising …