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The government has refuted reports of importing Cuban doctors with a looming doctors’ strike. The state minister for health Sarah Opendi while meeting the parliamentary health committee Said that, the Cuba issue was a proposal raised in a meeting if government and doctors had failed to reach a conclusion concerning their Industrial action. Opendi said government is not considering bringing any doctors from Cuba. Furthermore on the issue of doctors’ salary, Opendi disclosed that cabinet has been called for a special meeting this Saturday to conclude on the review of all salaries of civil servants. She affirms that any conclusion…
UGANDA AND RUSSIA PREPARE FOR 2ND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION 2018 Uganda’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, H.E. Johnson Agara Olwa paid a courtesy call to the Russian Chamber of Commerce on December 4th 2017 in Moscow. The Ambassador together with the Embassy Staff met the Director of International Cooperation Department, Mr Alexander Kopkov and his delegation. The purpose of the meeting was to start the preparatory process of the upcoming 2nd Intergovernmental Commission between the Government of Uganda and the Government of the Russian Federation; scheduled to take place in May 2018.The Intergovernmental Commission is aimed at strengthening the relationship between the…
Parliament News Israel raid on Entebbe a binding factor – Kadaga The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, says that the raid on Entebbe Airport in 1976 by Israel to rescue their people should be a vehicle for unity between Uganda and Israel and Africa as a whole. Highlighting the hijacking of the plane and the subsequent rescue of the passengers by the Israeli Defence Forces, Kadaga said that the terrorist attack binds the two countries and that cooperation should grow. “One of the things we share are attacks by terrorists. The subsequent rescue of the passengers,…
Kotido Municipality Shs.50m for Roads Repair Lies Idle By Agnes Etadu Kotido Municipality is yet to begin routine maintenance of 30 road sections, despite expiry of deadline on the works two months ago. The works department received Shs.50 million from the Road Fund at the beginning of this financial year, to complete the work by September. Town Clerk, Henry Damba confirmed in an interview that the money for the road works remains unused, five months since July 1, 2017. Damba attributed the delay to start the road repair to the incomplete procurement process. “The authority is still sourcing for service…
Uproar as Three Kotido SS Students Share a Single Bed By Agnes Etadu Discontented with their boarding facilities, Kotido Secondary School students last week protested sharing one bed by three persons. Tired of the situation, the students went on rampage demanding that the school buys more beds instead of making them share which has resulted into some of them contracting skin diseases. The school is currently grappling with an acute shortage of beds, Eye witness Uganda has learnt. When our reporter visited the school during the strike, it was discovered that the school has 2689 students, sharing only 778. That…
Over 100 speakers and 1,500 delegates to discuss regional integration and job creation in Africa President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Forum that will take place this week in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The President of Guinea, current chair of the AU, will be joining the Forum as well as the Presidents of Chad, Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros and Somalia. The Vice President of Nigeria is also expected as is the Prime Minister of Mozambique. The Forum will start with a Young Entrepreneurs Day,…
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Rape survivors from Kotido seek justice By Agnes Etadu. Two women in Loposa Parish Panyangara Sub County in Kotido district are recollecting themselves after being sexually abused on Tuesday. The women were allegedly raped by unidentified armed men, still at large after taking them hostage to a remote area near Toror hills, about 40 km south – east of Kotido town near the border with Napak and Moroto districts. The two sisters were reportedly kidnapped by two armed raiders as they walked thorough a grazing area near Toror Hill, to the farm at Nyanga Green belt. This is the second…
The ministry of health has dismissed reports that, there are indquate stock of Antiretrovrial (ARVs) in the country. According to press statement from the ministry Health. Full statement. The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that contrary to the information that has been makin grounds in the press and some publicc fora,the Country has adequate stocks of antiretroviralv(ARV) drugs to manage all the patients on treatment in Uganda. Stakeholders and patients country wide should be reassured that there are the right quantities of ARV drugcformulations for patients to continue their treatment without any interruptions. The Ministry…
By,Damba Rogers A report released today by rights NGOs highlights the continued shrinking civil society space in the horn of Africa which hinder effective service delivery of the organization to the targeted masses the countries of operation. Survey that was carried out in eight countries including Uganda, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, and S.Sudan indicates that govts in these respective nations are copying from each other the policies and regulatory frame works used to restrict civil society operations despite them being signatories to international human rights protocols that clear necessitates them to promote and protect the rights to free…
WORK ON ECONOMIES TO AVERT REFUGEES. EU The head of the European delegation to Uganda, H.E. Ambassador Attilio Pacifici is tasking all African governments to critically draw policies that are geared towards improving their national economies as this will help crack down on forced economic migrations to European. Attilio says most Africans have on an annual basis been migrating to different European nations in search for jobs but end up as refugees with some facing legal, economic, social problems along the routes to European or even after making it to their desired destinations in Europe something the ambassador says does not mirror…
First Efficacy Study for Investigational Mosaic HIV-1 Preventive Vaccine Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies together with a consortium of global partners have initiated the first efficacy study for an investigational mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and National Institutes of Health are joining forces with Johnson & Johnson to advance the potential prevention option, which is designed to be a “global vaccine” that could prevent a wide range of viral strains responsible for the HIV pandemic. “Developing a vaccine against HIV is a top priority and our best hope for a world…
Africa – 2019 Rugby World Cup: Three African teams could represent Africa during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Source APO The winner of the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup automatically qualifies for the 2019 Rugby World Cup CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 29, 2017/ — Across 6 countries in 15 two-legged matches, the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup promises 7 days of intense matches pitting Africa’s top six men’s rugby union nations against each other between 16 June and 18 August 2018. The stakes are particularly high this year, since the 2018 African champion will automatically qualify for…