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Feature: Chinese medical team brings free healthcare to Uganda's remote border district
The Malaysian Star
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June 28, 2025
KIKUUBE, Uganda, June 28 (Xinhua) -- As the sun rose over the Rift Valley escarpment in Uganda's remote western district of Kikuube, 45-year-old Jennifer Nyangoma made her way to a much-anticipated free medical camp. For weeks, villagers in this...
Baby & Kids Expo targets regional expansion after Ugandan success
Observer
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June 29, 2025
After three editions and establishing itself as Uganda’s premier family and children’s event, the Baby and Kids Expo EA is set to expand across East Africa, the organisers, Kiara Events Ltd, have announced. Held last month at UMA Showgrounds...
Uganda appeals for more int'l aid amid growing refugee crisis
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marked World Refugee Day on Friday, Uganda, Africa's largest refugee-hosting country, renewed calls for international support in response to a growing refugee influx. Hilary Onek, Uganda's minister for...
Perception of Medical and Nursing Students Plus Clinical Instructors Towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Case Study of Five Health Training Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Introduction Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is increasingly recognized as a superior method for assessing clinical competencies in health professional education compared to other methods such as log book, long case and case...
Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels
Addis Fortune
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Six years ago, Ethiopia was the darling of international liberal commentators. A year earlier, crowds filled Mesqel Square, chanting slogans celebrating the dawning of an era away from what was an authoritarian state and towards political openness...
Uganda Prisons Service Slams False Claims of Inhumane Conditions at Luzira Prison
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
By David Mwanje The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has robustly refuted allegations of inhumane conditions at Luzira Upper Maximum Security Prison, labeling claims made by opposition leaders and the family of Dr. Kizza Besigye as “false and...
Equity Bank’s Financial Literacy Empowering Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Uganda
Red Pepper
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June 27, 2025
Across Uganda’s diverse communities, young entrepreneurs are transforming their lives and uplifting others through the power of financial literacy and access to capital, delivered by Equity Bank Uganda under the Young Africa Works strategy. This...
Uganda’s Tariff Slash Fuels Economic Boom with UEDCL’s Visionary Leap
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
By David Mwanje Uganda’s groundbreaking 5.2% electricity tariff cut, effective January 2025, marks a pivotal step toward industrialization and inclusivity, as the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) assumes control from Umeme,...
Uganda Foreign Minister Hon Odongo Jeje Abubakhar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Hold Bilateral Talks in Moscow
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 19, 2025
On the sidelines of the Official Working Visit of H.E. Jessica Alupo, the Vice President of Uganda to Russia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Gen Odongo Jeje Abubakhar held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, H.E. Sergey...
Ugandan youth urged to ‘Take Control’ at BrighterMonday career event
Independent (Uganda)
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June 20, 2025
The panelists at the half-day career clinic Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to address Uganda’s youth unemployment crisis, BrighterMonday Uganda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, hosted a high-impact stakeholder...
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues
The Conversation
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June 28, 2025
In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound – formed by bat excrement – and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) found in this...
China steps in as US pulls back from diplomacy, report says
The Straits Times
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July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON - China is increasing its diplomatic reach as US President Donald Trump’s administration pares back America’s international presence, Democrats from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released on July 14. The...
Ugandan women rebuild traumatised lives after Gulf abuse
Context
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What’s the context? Trafficked, exploited and abused as maids in the Gulf, Ugandan women are rebuilding their lives. Few trafficked African women supported after Gulf abuse Charity aims to help survivors through rehabilitation Survivors get access...
Ugandan Catholic Archbishop Faults Use of “tolerance” in Fostering Religious Freedom, Advocates for “respect”
ACI Africa
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June 19, 2025
“I call it evangelizing through education. We are currently short of primary and secondary school teachers. That poses a problem. We want to do a lot, you have the children, but who is teaching them?” he lamented. During the June 17 interview,...
Nutrition Twins reveal diet that reverses colon cancer exploding in young people
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
Fiber is often eclipsed by its fellow macronutrient, protein, which has become the hero of most Americans’ diets. And while protein is crucial for the normal functioning of cells, tissues and organs, CDC data shows Americans are eating an average...
Uganda’s 86-year-old lawmaker Moses Ali seeks to extend his 54-year stay in government
TV47
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June 19, 2025
In Uganda’s ever-repeating political theater, history seems to be on an endless loop. General Moses Ali, the 86-year-old veteran lawmaker and military figure, has again thrown his hat into the ring—seeking re-election as Member of Parliament for...
Uganda Cancer Institute tests herbal products for cancer care
NTV Uganda
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Uganda Cancer Institute tests herbal products for cancer care The Uganda Cancer Institute’s Centre for Natural Therapeutics is conducting pre-clinical studies on seven herbal products designed to prevent cancer, support wound healing, and help...
Local Church Helps Fund Fresh Water Well at Uganda Medical Clinic
Gant News - Pennsylvania
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June 27, 2025
WINBURNE- A small local church is making a big difference, not only in their local community but also across the world. Forest Baptist Church in Winburne- also known as the ‘The Little Church with a Big Heart’, recently funded a fresh water well...
Global health leaders convene in Kampala to tackle non-communicable diseases
NTV Uganda
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Global health leaders convene in Kampala to tackle non-communicable diseases Health experts, government leaders, and representatives from non-governmental organizations around the world have converged in Kampala for a high-level conference aimed...
How Equity Bank’s financial literacy has empowered young entrepreneurs in rural Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
Participants share their feedback at the “Community of Practice” Workshop held on Thursday 26th June 2025 at the Mastercard Foundation offices in Kampala, Uganda. The “Community of Practice” Workshop featured partners working on the Young Africa...