Why sitting is the new smoking
By Dr. Henry Ddungu Most of us sit for hours every day - in traffic, at work, or while we...
Health
TEMPORARY RELIEF! IGG lifts suspension on recruitment process at Cancer Institute…but rot probe continues
The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has lifted the suspension on the recruitment process at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) as...
Mbarara medical interns warned against extortion as ED Dr. Barigye gets second chance at life
Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Interns at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital doing medical practice have been cautioned against extortion. According to Dr....
HEALTH:Having an operation done? Know your risk of clotting
If you have an upcoming surgery scheduled, it is common to feel anxious or scared. Tomophobia, the fear of medical...
INSENSITIVE! Hema water bosses on the spot over workers’ safety negligence
The prominent drinking Water Company, HEMA, is on the spot for neglecting its workers and exposing them to terrible hazards....
Govt asked for support as Sexual Violence surge worry communities
By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara There is an increase of sexual Gender Based Violences in most areas of Uganda especially in...
SORRY STATE! MP Kamateneti, voters clash over Itojo hospital
BY AMOS TAYEBWA VOTERS IN Ntungamo District have clashed with their leaders including their woman MP, Bata Kamateneti, over...
HUGE BOOST! Centenary bank injects Shs300m in the 12th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run
Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda has joined hands with Rotary Cancer program towards the 12th edition...
NRM MANIFESTO REVIEW! Here’s what the health sector has done in the last 2 years
In 2021, Ugandans went to the polls and 59% voted the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for another term with President...
SORT YOUR MESS! Gov’t defends halting of registration of Makerere vet doctors
The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Muyingo has revealed that the decision by the Uganda Veterinary Board (UVB),...
BAILOUT! Parliament ‘gifts’ shs70Bn to bizman Magoola to boost his Pharmaceutical plant
Efforts by a section of Opposition MPs to warn Parliament against ‘gifting’ businessman Mathias Magoola with Shs70Bn to establish a...
COVID-19 hits cabinet, 10 ministers fight for life
The Speaker of Parliament, Among has revealed that some Ministers will not be able to attend plenary sittings and committee...
SAVE US! Nema on spot as Kireka residents protest noisy block making factory
Residents of Kireka, especially those who stay near Shell Petrol station along Kireka-Namugongo-Kyaliwajjala road are up in arms against a...
Dr. Aceng pledges support to Ruharo Mission hospital
Amos Tayebwa Health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has pledged full support to Ruharo Mission Hospital in Mbarara, western Uganda,...
SHOCKER! Gov’t stuck with 13.4million Covid vaccine doses
The Ministry of Health has revealed that there is a risk of 13.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines getting expired...
Experts Call for Broad Research into the Nodding Disease Syndrome
Health experts from Mulago, Uganda’s National Referral Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada have urged government to consider extensive...
KCCA ED Kisaka Lauds Kitebi HCIII staff during an impromptu visit
KAMPALA – The executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority, Dorothy Kisaka, on Tuesday made a surprise visit to Kitebi...
Kansai Plascon Donates Shs50m Worth paint to CoRSU Rehabilitation Centre
Kansai Plascon, Uganda’s biggest paint company has donated paint worth 50 million shillings to the CoRSU Rehabilitation Centre, the donation...
Excitement as NRM Boss gets triplets on NRM Day
BY ANDREW COHEN AMVESI ARUA: The family of Nola Buleru, a top NRM party mobilizer in the West Nile region...
PANIC; Butabika hospital calls for help as mental health illness cases skyrocket
Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive director Butabika National Referral Hospital, has called for mental health interventions that would help deal...