Uganda
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Pregnant mothers shy away from antenatal service in Lira
Mar 25, 2019BY ISAAC OTWII LIRA, UGANDA – Health authorities at Amach health center IV in Amach Sub-county, Lira District in Uganda have decried low attendance of antenatal care services by secondary pregnant mothers. Jennifer Atim, a health... -
Alebtong Residents Struggle with Water Supply
Jan 2, 2019BY ISAAC OTWII ALEBTONG, UGANDA – Residents of Omoro sub-county in Alebtong District have to spend hours fetching water enough for domestic use. Ms Helen Abol, a 41-year old resident of Awile-awula village in Omoro Sub-county wakes... -
Maternal and Infant Deaths Reduce in Uganda. Here is Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate Yet
Mar 29, 2017By Namwiza Ritah KAMPALA – Ugandan women have a big reason to smile. Statistics released recently by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) indicate that maternal and infant deaths have reduced significantly over the past... -
Great Lakes Region: To Prevent New Conflicts Involve Victims
Mar 28, 2017PRESS RELEASE – As Burundi and South Sudan teeter on the verge of renewed conflict, with warnings of possible genocides, a new report from the International Center for Transitional Justice on the African Great Lakes region... -
Leveraging Communication Technology To Boost Healthcare In Rural Africa
Jul 13, 2015By Charles Mensah I came across an article by Ruth Aine on innovative healthcare platforms like the TMCG in Uganda that one can take advantage of irrespective of the person’s location. With the use of the... -
How a Revolution of Women-led Initiative is Eradicating Energy Poverty in Africa
Jun 27, 2015In 2013, Mama Ada’s husband died leaving her with four children to raise and put through school. She started a plantain selling business and moved into a one room hut with her 4 children to keep... -
NGO Launches A Loan Scheme To Support Women In Uganda Villages
Apr 10, 2015By Betty Bwanika With guidance of Arise Native Strong Woman to Empower the Rest In Development Worldwide, women in Mpigi District, Central Region, Uganda, East Africa have formed groups where they can access loans in their villages... -
Ugandans, Time To Demand For Accountability Has Come
Feb 27, 2015By AKAMPA R.JOHNSON TANBULL, Youth Advocacy Foundation Uganda -YAFU. akampabi@gmail.com Looking at the prevailing environment in Uganda, it is getting clearer that election period is closer. President Museveni has stated it that it is not... -
Uganda: Rampant Corruption At Nakawa High Court
Feb 6, 2015By Bakampa Brian Baryaguma There is a gentleman (name withheld, but whom I shall simply call ‘the accused’) who has been languishing in Kigo prison for three years and seven months now. He was arrested... -
Uganda: Witnesses Needed For The LDC Parliamentary Investigation
Jan 20, 2015By Bakampa Brian Baryaguma On Wednesday, 3 December, 2014, the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda debated and passed a motion to investigate the complaint against underperformance of the Law Development Centre (LDC). The complaint is...