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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ajia and Vurra sub-counties in Arua district can now look forward to a consistent supply of clean water, as construction begins on a 1.2 billion Shillings mini solar-powered water project. This project, funded by UK Export Finance and implemented by the Ministry of …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kuluva Hospital in Arua district has received a significant boost in its maternal and child health services following a donation of medical equipment to help premature babies survive. A premature also known as a preterm baby is one born alive before 37 weeks of …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Revelers in Arua City rampaged on Saturday night, destroying property worth millions of shillings after a music concert featuring popular Ugandan musician Eddy Kenzo failed to take place. The concert, dubbed “Eddy Kenzo Carnival: Twende Tupaate,” was scheduled to take place at Hotel Santa …
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