In Uganda, conditions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) remain the primary drivers of morbidity and mortality, accounting for 60 percent of years of life lost. The high burden of these conditions can be attributed to a poor quality of care resulting from inadequate financial, human, and …
Kampala — Government of Uganda, Germany Development Bank (KfW) and the French Development Agency, have signed a €70m (aboutShs273b) agreement towards financing the construction of the Muzizi hydro-power project. Speaking at the handover of the project to the implementation engineers last week, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) managing director …
Power cuts in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries could become an "exception" rather than a norm in 10 years time, with private capital expected to play an increasingly bigger role, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a survey on Thursday. Africa's installed power generation capacity is expected to quadruple to 380 gigawatts (GW) …
Uganda is endowed with a wide variety of natural energy resources like biomass, water and compost, as well as favourable conditions for solar, wind and geothermal power generation. Considering all the energy sources in the country, hydropower and biomass are the ones that currently contribute most of the population's energy …
A new study suggests that good quality fertiliser is more important than agricultural education or micro credit for improving food security in Uganda Take fertiliser. In the developed world, massive overuse of chemical fertilisers has given the stuff a bad name, but in many poorer countries where farmers scratch out …
Unauthorized use of natural resources is a key threat to many protected areas. Approaches to reducing this threat include law enforcement and integrated conservation and development (ICD) projects, but for such ICDs to be targeted effectively, it is important to understand who is illegally using which natural resources and why. …
Kampala — Cabinet is due to discuss the National Health Insurance Bill after the Ministry of Finance committed to grant the Health ministry a certificate of financial implications. The certificate of financial implications shows that there are funds for the implementation of the Bill once it has been passed into …
Parliament — MPs yesterday passed the Tobacco Control bill, 2014, into law with several changes, bringing an end to a debate that in most cases was as controversial as it has been embarrassing. After twice halting the debate on the proposed law due to lack of consensus on controversial provisions, …
A group of women break into a rousing welcome song and dance as we get to Buwali village in Bududa district, an hour's drive from Mbale town. They are members of Namasho Women Group, which is supported by UN Development Programme through the Uganda Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA) in Mountains Project. …
Kampala — The subject of climate change may be something one won't find an average Ugandan discussing in bars or even in office corridors but that doesn't mean Ugandans are not concerned at all. Latest research findings by Pew Research Centre, a Washington DC-based think tank, indicate that of the …
Kampala — The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed that malaria outbreak in northern Uganda has hit 10 districts, putting a total number of registered cases at 22,873 cases and about 162 deaths in less than two months. While addressing journalists at the ministry headquarters in Kampala yesterday, Dr Jane Aceng, …
Kampala — Youth have urged the government to pass the Schools Health Policy (SHP) to help address health challenges contributing to high school dropouts. The more than 500 youth who converged at Fairway Hotel, Kampala, last Friday, said government should pass the SHP to equip the youth with vital information …
About 800 million people still live in dire poverty and suffer from hunger despite the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) being the most successful anti-poverty push in history, the U.N. said on Monday. The number of people living in extreme poverty on less than $1.25 a day has more …
A consortium of Ugandan and American scientists are conducting studies into zoonotic diseases that affect both humans and animals or cross from either species. "We are focusing on diseases which come from the animal world and are transferred to humans. We have already done research on brucellosis in cattle," said …
Uganda and the Global Fund today signaled a new phase of partnership by signing five new grants for US$226 million to fight HIV and tuberculosis as well as to build resilient and sustainable systems for health in the country. Funding for grants supported by the Global Fund partnership come from …
While on a recent visit to Excel Modern nursery and primary school in Kitumba village, Kamuganguzi sub- county in Kabale district, Judith Ekyansimire, a village health team (VHT) leader, noticed something in the pupils. They were malnourished. "The school has many malnourished children because they feed on mainly posho and …
UNICEF has launched a new report highlighting the many ways in which sustainable energy is vital for children, providing major opportunities to improve their health, education, well-being and development. Energy is needed to deliver babies safely, keep vaccines cool, sterilise medical equipment and guarantee food and water quality. Without light, …
A series of raids conducted across Asia, Africa and Europe resulted in more than 300 arrests and over 600 seizures of assorted wildlife contraband — from several tons of ivory and rhino horns to whale ribs and sea horses, authorities said on Thursday. Law enforcement agencies from 62 countries took …
Production of cereals, the main staple and cash crops for millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is severely constrained by parasitic striga weed Striga hermonthica, stemborers and poor soil fertility. A companion cropping system known as ‘push–pull’ overcomes these constraints while providing additional soil fertility and forage grass benefits …
Maggi noodles are popular in Kenya and neighbouring countries East Africa's biggest supermarket chain has withdrawn Nestle's Maggi noodle brand from its shops in five countries, amid concerns over food safety. Nakumatt says the noodles have been withdrawn from shops in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, after demands …
Ugandans continue to pay more money for goods and services as a result of the drought and a weak currency, according to official figures. In May, headline inflation, which measures changes in prices of goods and services, rose to 4.9 per cent from 3.6 per cent in April, as a …
