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By URN. Children who are not immunised against measles stand the risk of losing their eyesight due to corneal ulcers, Dr Christine Nabatanzi, the Head of the Eye Department at Mengo Hospital has warned. Corneal ulcers are caused by Vitamin A deficiency. Corneal ulcers are a painful open sore on the clear front surface of the eye that can cause loss of vision. They are usually caused by bacterial, viral or fungal infections. Dr Christine Nabatanzi, the Head of Eye Department at Mengo Hospital, says children who are not immunised against measles are at greatest risk of losing their vision.…

Source BBC. Arsenal are confident of naming a successor to Arsene Wenger before the World Cup kicks off next month. The Frenchman, who has two more games as manager, is leaving the club after almost 22 years. The Gunners have no specific deadline for the recruitment process, but an announcement is expected before the tournament starts in Russia on 14 June. Ex-Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been linked with the job, along with Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri. Former Arsenal midfielders Mikel Arteta and Patrick Vieira have also been suggested as potential successors, as have Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim and…

By parliament  Press Unit . Uganda needs more financial support to be able to properly accommodate the growing number of refugees, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has told a high level United Nations delegation. Kadaga, who was meeting various UN agencies including UNDP, UNOPS, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and UN Women also thanked the bodies for the other forms of support offered to the country. “Although we are being thanked for hosting refugees we need to be supported in terms of infrastructure because our resources are being strained since the locals have to compete with the refugees,” she said. The…

Uganda -Development Partners Launch UGX 600BN Recovery Programme By Damba Rogers . The government of Uganda together with the European union have launched a six years programme dubbed, development initiative for northern Uganda, (DINU) that is geared at causing social, economic, good governance change in the two regions of Karamoja and northern Uganda which will cost over UGX. 600 billion.   The coming of DINU is to consolidate stability in the region, to eradicate poverty and under nutrition and also strengthen the foundations for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development with main focus on infrastructure development and improve agriculture among citizens.…

Health ,School facilities Cut off By Floods The road stressing from Pajure-Wipolo connecting to Lamwo is in a sorry state and inaccessible cutting off Wipolo health center (ii) and Wipolo primary school as  vehicles cannot  move to these areas leading to suffering of thousands of residents and pupils.  According to the LC5 chairman Pader, Oringa Largo Godfrey, the bad road is a central govt road, used by many people from the area and outside the area moving to the S.sudan border ,Stressing that the current road equipment provided to the district can not move freely due to the heavy rains which have damaged the road. The chairman also says, the…

Kadaga calls for journalists fund By Parliament Press. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has asked government to create a special fund to aid journalists who suffer violence at the hands of security forces. Kadaga was speaking at celebrations to mark the International Press Freedom day, themed ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law.’ The celebrations were held at the Railway Grounds in Kampala. “Can we have a fund to support the journalists who are prosecuting cases against perpetrators of violence against them; I have not seen convictions against perpetrators because probably the cases delay and…

BUSOGA AUTHORITIES LAUNCH LAND RECOVERY OPERATION. By Calnan Mutyaba Authorities in Busoga are launching an emergency operation to recover hundreds of acres of prime land including sensitive royal sites which have been grabbed in the past few years from the kingdom, with the operation to see over 200land titles counseled.                              A good number of Busoga cultural sites among them is,Mpumude hills with over 75%land encroached, Kagulu hills (10%), Iyingo hills, Igenge hills (30%) encroached are found inJinja and Buyende districts and many others are facing extinction as a result of encroachment with tenants slowly destroying all the royal regaliars at the sites which would serve as tourism attraction features.…

Merck Foundation , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany  launches today their programs in Chad in partnership with the First Lady and the Ministry of Health of Chad. Merck Foundation announced the start of their flagship initiative ‘Merck Cancer Access Program’ with the aim to increase the limited number of Oncologists and improve access to equitable and quality cancer care in the country.During the event, Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg Haverkamp Chairman of the Executive Board of E.Merck KG and the Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees emphasized,” We are proud to launch Merck Foundation in Chad in partnership with…

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Merck Foundation , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, commits to building Cancer care capacity in Africa and Asia through its partnership with India. This initiative is a part of Merck Foundation’s ‘Merck Cancer Access Program’ that has been initiated by the Merck Foundation to increase the limited number of oncologists across Africa. The Foundation signed an MOU with the Tata Memorial centre, a premier cancer centre in India, to provide fellowship program to Africa candidates. Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation said,” We are delighted to formalize today our collaboration with the Tata Memorial centre under the umbrella…

Source DW News Champions League: Karim Benzema double dashes Bayern Munich’s treble dream Bayern Munich’s quest for another treble under Jupp Heynckes is over after defeat in the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid. A 2-2 draw in Madrid was not enough for the Bavarians, who bow out 4-3 on aggregate. Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern Munich, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Benzema 11’, 46’ — Kimmich 3’, Rodriguez 63’) Karim Benzema scored a goal in each half as Real Madrid sealed their place in a third successive Champions League final, with Bayern now having lost their last four semifinals in…

By Damba Rogers . The Ugandan North American Youth Development Association (UNAYDA) a nationwide skills development organization supported by the Ugandan government and world bank led skills development fund run by private sector foundation Uganda has passed out 1023 trainees in herbal medicine ,as a one of the ways to foster skills development, job creation in a bid to avert poverty among the citizens of this great nation Uganda. Presiding over the pass out of trainees on 27th -April – 2018 with the biggest percentage comprising of female citizens, the President of the republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…

By Damba Rogers. In a bid to improve on skills development among Ugandans, the government of Uganda through its implementing agency, private sector foundation Uganda has given UGX.1.2 billion to Kabasanda technical institute to help boost skills of the students, with the money to be used to buy modern machines for teaching. Through the skills development fund project currently under implementation, government of Uganda targets to have thousands of Ugandans acquire necessary skills needed by the job market which most employers say, are lacking among most Ugandan workers hence, the increased unemployment in the country which stands at 4.7% with youth accounting for 4.1%.…

EALA The passing of the East African Monetary Institute Bill, 2018 mid-this week by the Assembly prior to adjournment, is largely viewed as crucial and an initial step towards quest for the entry of the single currency for the EAC. The Bill which now awaits assent by the Heads of State, was introduced to the Assembly by the Chair of Council of Ministers, Hon Dr Ali Kirunda Kivenjija, on February 8th, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda, at the 2nd Meeting of the 1st Session of the 4th Assembly. So crucial is the Bill that Speaker, Rt Hon Ngoga Karoli Martin, congratulated…

By URN. Internal Affairs Minister General Jeje Odongo has explained how two terror suspects were killed in a joint security operation at Usafi Mosque in Kisenyi, Kampala this morning.According to Odongo, the two suspects were killed inside the USAFI Mosque in Kisenyi following an attack on the security operatives who were pursuing a key suspect in the murder of the late Suzan Magara.Odongo addressed Journalists at the Media Center in the company of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Abbas Byakagaba, the Director of Counter-Terrorism, Brigadier Richard Karemire, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson and Police Spokesperson Emilian Kayima. “Following…