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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The European Commission has announced new funding of €32 million euro (Ushs 140 billion) towards humanitarian activities in Uganda.  This is part of a wider Horn of Africa humanitarian assistance worth €149 million in aid for the year 2021. The Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health will next month embark on cholera vaccination in flood-prone areas following reports of anticipated heavy rains. Oral cholera vaccine is used as part of the Ministry of Health’s integrated cholera prevention and control strategy. The others include the provision of safe water, improved …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Stephen Birahwa Mukitale, the Buliisa County Member of Parliament wants the government to allocate part of Bugungu Wildlife Conservation area near Murchison falls National Park to resettle thousands of people displaced by floods in the district.   Bugungu Wildlife Conservation area, which covers 193 square miles, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA needs over Shillings 178.9 billion to expand Nakivubo channel, which is the major drainage of stormwater from the Kampala central business district. A report by the KCCA Executive secretariat shows that the Authority completed detailed designs for the works but lacks …

  Climate change, floods and droughts are fuelling the spread of pathogens that are resistant to drugs Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Extreme weather events linked to climate change, including floods and droughts, are fuelling the spread of vector-borne diseases in the East and Horn of African region, experts said on …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Authorities in Buliisa district are considering relocating Butiaba Health Center III to Butiaba Sub county Headquarters. The Health facility was in October last year submerged by floods rising from the Lake Albert water levels.  As a result, health services at the health facility were  then …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District have tasked leaders to properly plan for infrastructure at the Uganda – South Sudan border to avert floods and fire incidents. Established in early 2012 after South Sudan’s breakaway from Sudan in 2011, Elegu has evolved to …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Amuru district authorities plan to construct irrigation schemes and water dams along the banks of River Unyama to mitigate persistent flooding of Elegu Township along the Uganda-South Sudan border.     Elegu Town suffers devastating floods, which displaces hundreds of people whenever River Unyama bursts its …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Shillings 1.8 billion project that was proposed by government to mitigate the flooding at Elegu border town in Amuru district is yet to kick off three years after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding-MOU.  In 2018, Amuru district signed an MOU with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district leaders have asked the government to establish an inter-ministerial committee to address the problem of disasters in the district. The committee would also help the district in its early plans for expectancy of heavy rains between March and May. The Chief Administrative Officer …