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Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 mln animals against foot-and-mouth disease
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Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has announced plans to vaccinate about 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a nationwide exercise scheduled to start early next year, a government official said Tuesday. In a statement...
Owner: Chinese Government
WHO and Bayer AG renew longstanding collaboration to eliminate three deadly neglected tropical diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the German pharmaceutical company, Bayer AG, have renewed a longstanding collaboration to support endemic countries in scaling up free-of-charge treatment against three deadly neglected tropical diseases...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
WHO Issues New Guidance to Help Countries Manage Health Financing Emergencies
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, November 3, 2025, released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of...
Owner: Jideofor Adibe
M-Kopa hits 1 million customers in Uganda, has offered digital loans to 173k customers
M-KOPA has announced that it has now served 1 million customers in Uganda, one of its five operational markets in Africa. The UK-headquartered Fintech company noted that the reach is powered by its 7,484 fleet of direct sales representatives...
Owner: David Afolayan
No, photo doesn’t show Ugandan journalist David Mwesigwa’s arrest
IN SHORT: A photo is circulating on Facebook with users claiming that it shows Ugandan journalist David Mwesigwa being arrested after questioning president Yoweri Museveni about poor hospital conditions. But Mwesigwa has not been arrested. The...
Owner: Africa Check Trust
Amputee Self-Help Network Uganda calls for urgent action following tragic Kiryandongo accident
Survivors of accidents, under the Amputee Self-Help Network Uganda (ASNU), have called for stronger action, and the use of technology to end road accidents Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amputees, under their umbrella, The Amputee...
Owner: Andrew Mwenda
Uganda Confirms Readiness to Host the 15th Edition of EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games
Uganda has affirmed its full preparedness to host the 15th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games, with major logistical, medical, and venue arrangements finalized ahead of the December kickoff. The Local Organizing...
Owner: Ugandan Government
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Africa Uncensored. It is part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is made possible thanks to support from the...
Owner: Grist Magazine Inc.
Uganda ready for 2025 EAC Parliamentary Games
MPs from the partner states who form the Joint Planning Committee at the end of the session which took place in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has confirmed readiness to host the Edition of 15th East African Community (EAC)...
Owner: Andrew Mwenda
Health aid cuts: WHO guides nations towards sustainable self-reliance
The WHO has released new guidance to help countries facing severe external health aid cuts. It offers policy options to mitigate service disruptions and encourages a transition from aid dependency to sustainable, domestic health financing. The...
Owner: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
World Health Organization issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts
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Pharmabiz.com
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The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many...
Owner: P. A. Francis
College of Veterinary Medicine researchers prepare the U.S. for foreign animal disease threats
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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A single outbreak of a foreign animal disease—whether foot-and-mouth disease, African swine, or peste des petits ruminants—can bring a nation's livestock industry to a halt. These viruses spread quickly, are difficult to control, and devastate...
Owner: University of Minnesota
Ugandan youth rallies for a stake in the country's energy future
With over 75% of its population under the age of 30, Uganda’s young people are crucial factors in the country’s economic trajectory. Recognising the need to harness this potential, TotalEnergies, in partnership with the Society of Petroleum...
Owner: Omar Ben Yedder
Ugandan TikTok Star Faces Backlash Over Comments On Women, Education
Ugandan blogger and content creator, Faridah Namukasa, known to her more than 550,000 followers on TikTok as Generation Official, has become one of the most talked-about figures on Ugandan social media after a recent video about women and...
The Two Zohrans: Mamdani Visits Gay Bar While Also Embracing Ugandan Leader
With Election Day in New York City tomorrow, if voters haven't figured out yet what a fraud Zohran Mamdani is, it can only be because they don't want to know the truth about him. Or worse, that they just don't care. We've seen his fake accents,...
Owner: Epperson & Atsinger Family
In Uganda, NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is remembered with pride
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In the Ugandan newsroom where he appeared one day as an intern, Zohran Mamdani looked shy and unassuming. His father had arranged for him to spend time at the Daily Monitor newspaper with hope that the teenager would show...
Owner: American Government
World News | WHO Issues Guidance to Address Drastic Global Health Financing Cuts
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Prevalence of Weight Gain and Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV 6- and 12-Months Post Dolutegravir-Based Anti-Retroviral Regimen Initiation in Gulu, Uganda; A Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction In 2020, 37.6 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV) globally; 35.9 million adults and 1.7million children (0–14years), while 1.5 million of the sum were newly infected and 20.6 million (55%) resided in Sub-Saharan Africa.1 In...
Owner: Informa PLC
WHO says health funding to drop up to 40% in 2025, disrupting essential health services
GENEVA Essential health services in low- and middle-income countries are being severely disrupted as external health aid is projected to fall by 30% to 40% in 2025 compared with 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. In its...