Cholera outbreak confirmed in Kampala
Two out of the eight people admitted at Naguru hospital with cholera symptoms, tested positive to the disease - pending confirmatory tests by the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL). The group
Observer (Uganda)
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Cholera outbreak confirmed in Kampala
Two out of the eight people admitted at Naguru hospital with cholera symptoms, tested positive to the disease - pending confirmatory tests by the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL). The group
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Rates down but Uganda's maternal mortality still high
Donors have lauded Uganda government's efforts and interventions to bring down the under-five mortality rate from 109 to 53 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2006-2016. But at 336 deaths per 100,000
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Is World Bank losing faith in $125m transport project?
Distressed by alleged corruption at the ministry of Works and Transport, the World Bank is considering cancelling a $125 million (Shs 468.8bn) grant meant to improve transport on Lake Victoria as well
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East African lions dying of poisoning
Inside East Africa’s largest national park, Ruaha in Tanzania, stands a group of conservationists with six carcasses of dead lions before them. Beside the lions is another carcass of a cow, which they
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Gov’t ‘bans’ harvesting, trade of endangered shea nut trees
Government through ministry of Water and Environment has with immediate effect suspended any cutting, transportation and sale of shea nut and afzelia africana tree logs and their products. Afzelia Africana
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Climate change: government announces Tree Fund
To mitigate the effects of climate change, government, through the Environment ministry, is set to operationalise the ‘Tree Fund’. The initiative directed at regenerating the country’s forest cover
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Cabinet approves Uganda, Tanzania oil pipeline deal
Cabinet has approved the $3.55 billion inter-governmental agreement between Uganda and Tanzania for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project. In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister
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Isimba, Karuma contractors get green light from Nema
National environmental body, Nema, has said it is satisfied with efforts undertaken so far by contractors of the Isimba and Karuma hydropower dams to protect the environment. Heavy earth-moving construction
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5.3 Magnitude earthquake strikes western Uganda
An earth with a Magnitude of 5.3 and a depth of 10km struck southwestern Uganda at 10:02:29am (EAT) today, Sunday. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had its epicentre