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 …
Uganda Red Cross, a relief organization, on Wednesday launched an appeal for over 5,000 families in the eastern part of the country that are at risk of climate change effects. The organization in a statement issued here said the lives of over 5,000 families in Bududa and neighboring districts in …
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any time to Uganda or Rwanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The WHO said on Thursday that the neighbouring countries are well prepared but have …
At least 31 people have been found dead in eastern Uganda after heavy rains caused a landslide, a government official said Friday. "The number of confirmed dead as of now is 31 people," Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness Martin Owor told AFP. The disaster took place on Thursday, and also involved …
Uganda has commissioned a solar plant in its central region, that is expected to add 20MW to the national grid by November. The plant, commissioned September 27 in Gomba district, is the second in the country after the one in Soroti, which came on board in December 2016, and is …
Many rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa still lack clean water for basic needs such as drinking and washing. Even where water points have been constructed, many break down prematurely or provide inadequate, seasonal or poor-quality water supplies. While techno-managerial factors are relevant in explaining these problems, attention is needed to …
Evaluations of social protection interventions across Africa often register significant success in improving household food security indicators, but little or no improvement in individual nutritional outcomes. One reason is under-coverage of poor people; another is the low value of social transfers. This paper reviews experiences with social protection in six …
This handbook provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: mountains, drylands and coastal areas. It is intended for project managers, practitioners and technical specialists. The guidance is structured around eight key steps in the project cycle, and includes general implementation protocols for …
Nebbi — More than 45,000 locals are upbeat about the new Nyarwodho gravity water flow scheme that has extended affordable water nearer to the households in the hitherto water stressed sub-counties. The new government initiative that was handed over to the community in Nebbi in March is aimed at improving …
Bulambuli — A study carried out by soil scientists from the Zonal Agriculture Research Development Institute (Zardi) at Buginyanya Centre in Bulambuli District, has revealed that soils in the eastern region have lost fertility due to over cultivation. The study was conducted in the districts of Mt Elgon, Bukedi and …
President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday launched a new agriculture model that will increase productivity and alleviate the prevailing high unemployment across the country. The new agriculture project also known as the Songhai model, was introduced to Uganda from Benin in West Africa. Uganda’s top officials in the Ministry of Gender …
The UN World Food Program (WFP) has called for more efforts to stop the high level of child stunting in semi-arid northeastern Uganda also known as Karamoja. Ryan Anderson, acting deputy WFP country director, told Xinhua in an interview on Friday that the stunting rates in the region of over …
KAMPALA - Residents of Makindye in Kampala who have encroached on Kyetinda Wetland in recent years have been left on tenterhooks. Their time in the swamp, according to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) top Government watchdog on the environment is over. “We gave an eviction notice to the people …
Uganda’s unplanned urban sprawl is a threat to food security, the ministry of lands, housing and urban development has said. Samuel Mabala, the director for housing in the ministry, said the unplanned urban sprawl is eating into agricultural land, and the country could plunge into a food crisis in future …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Monday urged African countries to adopt a green procurement system whereby they purchase products and services that cause minimal environmental impacts. Ernest Kamala, a program officer at the UNEP Africa office, told participants at a workshop held here, 40 km south of the …
Kampala — Uganda is a step closer to achieving 90 per cent of the people living with HIV/Aids having the amount of the virus in their bodies suppressed by 2020, as one of the global targets set to end the Aids epidemic. The move is based on the findings by …
Donors have lauded Uganda government's efforts and interventions to bring down the under-five mortality rate from 109 to 53 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2006-2016. But at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births, the country’s maternal mortality rate is still among the highest on the continent and in the …
Kampala — Uganda has Africa's best electricity regulatory system, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB's) 2018 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) report. Second is Namibia, tailed by Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Togo, Senegal, Côte I'voire, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and the Gambia respectively. "The implication of this result …
This report takes a detailed look at the current status of childhood immunization in 10 priority countries: Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Uganda. In each country, childhood immunization coverage is broken down by multiple factors to show inequality according to child, …
This report explores existing institutional linkages between gender, water and climate change in Uganda. Climate change is affecting water quantity and quality in Uganda and is an emerging major threat to health and well-being in the country. In addition to climate change impacts, a rapid population growth rate is anticipated …
Brian Gitta, 24, has reportedly become the first Ugandan to win the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, after he invented a device which tests malaria without drawing blood. According to BBC, Gitta invented the device after three blood tests failed to diagnose his own malaria. The device is called …
