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Global AIDS Healthcare Foundation gains financial transparency to save lives
CIO
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July 2, 2025
Breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments have enabled most HIV-infected patients with good healthcare to live full lives. This leads many people who live in developed countries to assume that AIDS is under control. Not so. HIV/AIDS is decimating...
Innovation Week opens with strong calls for solutions to health sector challenges, regional collaboration
Capital Radio Malawi
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July 2, 2025
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) research programme has expressed optimism that this year’s Innovation Week will generate practical solutions to address some of the long-standing challenges facing Malawi’s health sector. The three-day event,...
Legacy of Uganda's end-of-life 'grandmother' lives on
Modern Ghana
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In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care, breaks into a gospel song about surrendering to God, a favourite of her patient Jonathan Luzige. These home visits, combining...
Namibia names quad for crucial Rugby Africa Cup campaign in Uganda
New Era
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Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) president Petri Theron yesterday announced a 28-man squad along with 10 technical staff members who will represent the country at the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup, scheduled to take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. The...
Maj Gen Damulira on spot over Kampala violence by NRM gangs
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
Crime Intelligence director, Brig Chris Damulira Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Chris Damulira, the Police Director of Crime Intelligence, has come under scrutiny following the circulation of videos showing gangs donning NRM T-shirts...
Uganda Cancer Institute unveiled Affordable Remedies Transform Uganda’s Cancer Fight
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
By David Mwanje In a pioneering leap toward affordable healthcare, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) introduced six natural therapeutic remedies to support the nation’s 30,000 annual cancer patients. Developed by UCI’s Center for Natural...
How a Tajik woman became a clinical psychologist in the Netherlands—and dreams of helping her homeland
Asia Plus
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When Angubin Mahmadrasul moved from Tajikistan to the Netherlands at just nine years old, few could have predicted the remarkable journey ahead. Today, she is a clinical psychologist working in one of the Netherlands’ top medical institutions....
Bizarre! A 70-year-old Ugandan granny Safiina Namukwaya gives birth to twins
The Maravi Post
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July 1, 2025
KAMPALA-(MaraviPost)-Extraordinary! A70 year old granny in Uganda has given birth to twins. Hailing from the Masaka District, Ms Safiina Namukwaya underwent In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) under the supervision of Dr Edward Sali, performed at the...
US to deny visas to Ugandans seeking 'Birth Tourism'
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
The US Mission in Uganda has issued a statement warning Ugandans planning to travel to the United States for the primary purpose of giving birth, stating that such practices are considered “birth tourism” and are not permitted under US immigration...
Africa’s Mpox crisis intensifies as WHO renews global public health emergency
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Nana Karikari, Senior International Affairs and Political Analyst The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning to the global community. Mpox (formerly monkeypox), remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...
Activists link some diseases to poor quality foods
NTV Uganda
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Activists link some diseases to poor quality foods Civil society organisations that are involved in promoting food justice and children's human rights are concerned about the unregulated food environments in Uganda. Speaking to journalists in...
Over 1,000 Kikuube residents get free medical services
Independent (Uganda)
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June 29, 2025
A man with hearing impairment being treated during the free medical camp in Buhuka in Kikuube. PHOTO URN Kikuube, Uganda | URN & Xinhua | More than 1,000 residents of Buhuka Parish in Kyangwali Sub County, Kikuube District, have received critical...
Museveni Salutes first Lady for Her Contribution to Uganda as she turns 77
Red Pepper
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June 30, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday June 29,2025 paid tribute to the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni. He described her as a resilient woman who stood firmly through decades of personal...
‘Uganda’s tax system is a drain on small businesses’
Independent (Uganda)
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June 24, 2025
ANALYSIS | Adrienne Lees, a Researcher at the Institute of Development Studies of the UK, in collaboration with the Uganda Revenue Authority, shows how to set them free Uganda is one of the countries most exposed to recent cuts in international...
Optimism as Uganda Airlines expands
Independent (Uganda)
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June 30, 2025
Uganda Airlines flies to 17 destinations, the latest being London, U.K. Planned destinations include Guangzhou, China; Accra, Ghana; Cape Town, S.A.; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Uganda Airlines) Experts say coming months critical for new planes,...
Abducted Uganda MP shows signs of torture: law society
The Standard
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A Ugandan Member of Parliament Barnabas Tinkasiimire, shows signs of torture: law society says after being abducted. [Courtesy] A Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni was abducted over the weekend and apparently...
Chinese medical team brings free healthcare to Uganda's remote border district
China Daily Global
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A doctor conducts examination for a child at the medical camp organized by a Chinese medical team to Uganda in Kikuube, western Uganda on June 27, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] KIKUUBE, Uganda - As the sun rose over the Rift Valley escarpment in Uganda's...
Intron’s Voice AI Models Transform Justice, Healthcare and Customer Service Across Africa
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
Africa-focused voice technology company Intron is redefining how courts, hospitals, and businesses operate across the continent with its proprietary Sahara voice AI models, which outperform global rivals in recognising African accents and speech...
Oxygen gaps claiming babies at Jinja hospital
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
Every month, Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH) loses an average of 10 newborns to birth asphyxia, a condition in which a baby is deprived of oxygen before, during, or immediately after birth. The condition often prevents the baby from taking...
Inside the Girl-Led Empowerment Movement Growing in Uganda
Triple Pundit
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“The most powerful method in empowering girls is to start with their personal journeys and personal empowerment,” Monica Nyiraguhabwa, executive director and co-founder of the Girl Up Initiative Uganda, told TriplePundit. “You cannot empower a...