By Kevin Githuku The UN health innovation initiative (Unitaid) has warned that the failure to implement Tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035. In Uganda, the TB prevalence rate, according to the Ministry of Health stands at 253 cases per 100,000 adults, […]
By AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that millions of people facing hunger will “pay the price” of Russia’s decision to exit the Ukraine grain deal. He told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York that the move by Moscow will “strike a blow to people in […]
The United Nations Resident Coordinator has expressed worry over the slow pace of implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by developing countries, including Uganda. Susan Namondo says only 12% of the SDGs indicators are on track across the 193 countries where they are being implemented. She says that 30% of these […]
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Namondo has thanked the government of Uganda and its people as they continue to give more than 1.5 million refugees ‘Hope away from home’. In her message to commemorate World Refugee Day, Namondo notes that despite facing difficult economic times, Uganda has in […]
Journalists in Uganda and across the globe are today commemorating World Press Freedom Day. The United National General Assembly declared May 3rd to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression. This […]
