Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has moved to enhance the quality of meat sold on the Ugandan market, setting various standard operating measures for butchers. This after a tour of butchers shops in different places revealed the poor hygienic conditions of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF), an umbrella body for private healthcare providers has expressed the need for an efficient strategy that enables clients pay their due medical bills without creating an unnecessary strain with service providers. Speaking to URN in an interview on Thursday, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for DNA tests on a baby who was retained by Roswell Hospital over medical bills. On Wednesday, the four month old baby was brought to court as earlier ordered by Justice Esta Nambayo. When the child was …
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The Revolving Facility will negotiate improved supply terms for health products using advanced market commitments, including volume guarantees, to drive more affordable access and innovations at greater scale Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products such as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today handed over the largest high fidelity simulation center for medical training in sub-Saharan Africa, outside Cape town to Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences at Mulago Hospital. The facility is aimed at providing specialized emergency medical skills training to strengthen …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans want screening for tuberculosis incorporated into other healthcare services such as antenatal care or other hospital visits. This is part of the recommendations following a joint study conducted by the Ministry of Health and a team of TB researchers to find new solutions …
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The speakers called for engaging communities, ensuring adaptation and facilitating transparent communication as critical strategies for success toward a healthier and resilient future Lilongwe, Malawi | KIRAN PANDY | Various stakeholders from Africa gathered in Malawi to deliberate on integrating health into the climate agenda ahead of the 28th Conference …
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Bank’s customers will be provided with convenient access to fast, affordable, and quality air and ground evacuation services in the event of medical emergencies Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Kenyan subsidiary of the pan-African financial institution, Ecobank, has entered into a partnership with the African Medical and Research Foundation …
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Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock dealers in Pakwach District are openly flouting the temporary animal quarantine imposed due to the outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP). Despite the quarantine encompassing Payimur sub-county, Payimur Town Council, Alwi sub-county, Pakwach sub-county, and Panyango sub-county, which …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over a third of commercial sex workers in Gulu City are married and staying with their partners, a study conducted by Gulu and Lira Universities has revealed. The principal investigator of the research, Dr. Felix Bongomin, who is also a lecturer in the Faculty …
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