The 2024 National Housing and Population Census (NHPC) exercise enters Day Four today with calls on enumerators to emphasize accuracy, respect, confidentiality, and safety of the data collected. This latest call comes from the Commissioner of Prisons in charge custodial services, Jacob Kivumbi who was speaking to enumerators and supervisors […]
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr. Dian Atwine has emphasized the need to use Mothers’ Day celebrations to increase awareness about Preeclampsia, one of the leading causes of maternal deaths in Uganda. Preeclampsia is a condition characterized by high blood pressure during pregnancy. In her Mothers’ Day […]
Atleast seven people are feared to have died and scores others injured and displaced due to landslides caused by a heavy downpour in several parts of Kasese district. Kasese district Chairperson, Eliphaz Muhindi has confirmed the incident and said a team of experts has been dispatched to the affected areas […]
Government has noted a moderate improvement in the overall performance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) so far. This is according to Pascal Byarugaba- the Program Management Specialist at the National SDG Secretariat, in the Office of the Prime Minister. At the end of 2018, the Uganda SDG Secretariat developed […]
Environmental activists are calling for the enactment of a law to harmonize climate action efforts across the region. The call comes as the East African Community countries continue to grapple with a fierce heatwave that has not only affected agricultural activities but also caused school closure in South Sudan […]
