Tag Archives: Arua

ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has called on the media and local leaders in the West Nile region to take an active role in educating the public about the Tobacco Control Act of 2015, which aims to reduce tobacco use and the associated health risks. The …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors at Arua’s main market are irked by a six-month power blackout and are accusing their market leadership of not working to rectify the problem. The market was plunged into darkness six months ago and many vendors are not happy. The most affected are those …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua District Chairperson Alfred Okuonzi has issued a stern warning to local media houses against promoting witch doctor services, asserting that such content fosters insecurity within communities. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on broadcasting standards at Heritage Courts Hotel in Arua City, Okuonzi highlighted the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City BodaBoda Association has started an operation against cyclists riding numberless motorcycles, which they say are largely responsible for several boda-boda-related crimes in the City. The move follows a meeting with Uganda Revenue Authority-URA officials during which URA announced an extension of the grace …

ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Central Division has disbursed 1.1 billion shillings under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to 1,279 beneficiaries. The Division has so far received 1.2 billion shillings, sent to six PDM SACCOs established across wards of the division. The Arua City PDM Focal Person, Abiria Jacob, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in the West Nile region have expressed concerns over the lack of ophthalmologists and inadequate staffing at most health facilities, which is severely affecting service delivery, particularly eye care. Despite the region being identified by the Ministry of Health as having the highest …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Resident City Commissioner (RCC) has confirmed that security forces, including police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), were responsible for a night raid on a family home in Buraa Cell, Komite Ward, Ayivu Division. Three weeks ago, on the night of Monday, September 30th, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,204 front-line workers in Arua City have missed the first batch of the preventive Ebola vaccination rolled out by the Ministry of Health. The nationwide exercise that commenced on Monday and concluded on Friday, was meant to be a preventive measure for the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Health Officer, Dr. Pontious Apangu, has advised persons living with HIV against the temptation of using herbal medicine instead of Anti-Retroviral Drugs. The call comes at a time when the City is striving to lower further the prevalence of HIV, which stands at …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty percent of female commercial sex workers in Arua district and Arua City are married, a survey done by Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. The survey, which involved 640 commercial sex workers in the two administrative units, found that 31 percent of …