By Flavia Nassaka 2016 general elections could record the lowest voter turnout ever According to the latest revised roadmap for the 2016 general elections, the polling date for the President and Members of Parliament has been set for February 12, 2016. While that might be certain, what is now worrying …
Read More »Medical negligence
By Flavia Nassaka Know what will lessen your risk The High Court in Kampala recently awarded Shs450 million in costs and damages to a mother whose baby suffered brain damage during delivery at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The Judge ruled that Mulago Hospital should compensate Sarah Watsemwa Goseltine because its …
Read More »Teachers’ pay
By Flavia Nassaka Why the government prefers to pay them little On May 21, 138 chairpersons of the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) countrywide entered the offices of Prime Minister, RuhakanaRugunda in Kampala for a meeting.He had invited them to explain why, despite government’s commitment, it had failed to include …
Read More »How bad can UTIs get?
By Flavia Nassaka Doctors give tips on handling infection By Flavia Nassaka One in two women and one in 20 men will experience a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) at some point, with varying degrees of severity according to how far the infection spreads, says Dr. EvaristeBaruga,a urologist based at the …
Read More »Why you are not cutting weight at the gym
By Flavia Nassaka Know what could be lessening the impact of your exercising We all know exercise is good and is recommended for one to stay healthy. As a result some of us end up visiting the gym several times a week. But in every exercise, there should be something …
Read More »Audit exposes gap in health sector standards monitoring
By Flavia Nassaka Experts worry as pharmacies, drug shops remain unregistered The National Drug Authority is facing challenges in fulfilling its mandate to issue annual licenses to drug shops and pharmacies, according to the latest audit report of government departments. The Auditor General’s report for 2014 which was released recently …
Read More »Controversy over decision by EC to use NSIS data
By Flavia Nassaka On April 20, the Electoral Commission (EC) called a press conference to announce developments in compilation of the Voters’ Register for the 2016 national elections. The EC said aspiring voters needed to visit registration centres at their parishes to verify their data. But the event got entangled …
Read More »Death on wheels
By Flavia Nassaka Health experts, public health advocates worry as road accidents take a heavy toll on population From April 20, Michael Haglund, a professor of brain surgery at the US based Duke Global Health Institute, started conducting surgery for different brain and head complications at the Neurology Department of …
Read More »Money concerns over 2016 polls
By Flavia Nassaka EC says slashing budget, but Finance says funding available On April 21, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission Badru Kiggundu together with the Commission’s Secretary Sam Rwakoojo appeared before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee to present their budget frame work paper for financial year 2015/16. They …
Read More »EC extends update of the register
By Flavia Nassaka According to the electoral roadmap, the general update of the voters’ register was scheduled to end tomorrow April 30 but the Electoral Commission (EC) has today announced the extension of the exercise to May 04th saying that many people have not yet visited their respective parishes to …
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