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How the World Bank Left African Hospital Patients “Detained” and in Crushing Debt
Mother Jones
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July 8, 2025
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was produced in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Jacob Njagi’s newborn son...
Uganda's Military Chief Hits Out at Kenya
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 5, 2025
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has called out Kenya's role in the ongoing Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti. In a series of explosive tweets on his official X page, Muhoozi criticised the Kenyan...
St. Joseph Medical Center launches landmark residency program
KSHB - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan. — St. Joseph Medical Center in south Kansas City, Missouri, has launched its first-ever...
In Uganda, Deadly Landslides Force an Agricultural Reckoning
Yale E360
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July 8, 2025
Nestled in Uganda’s Kamwanyi village on the lush western slopes of Mount Elgon — a vast, 24-million-year-old extinct volcano that straddles the border between Uganda and Kenya — Francis Gidegi’s three-acre farm benefits from fertile soils, cool...
Novartis Receives Approval For First Malaria Medicine For Newborn Babies And Young Infants
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Coartem® (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby becomes first malaria treatment approved for newborn babies and young infants Rapid approvals in eight African countries now expected under a special global health scheme run...
How internet connectivity is redefining newlywed bliss in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
COMMENT | JOSEPH BYARUHANGA | The dust has finally settled after the grand kwanjula and the joyful ululations of a white wedding. The photos have been shared, and the last plate of leftover cake has been eaten. Many Ugandan newlyweds dream of...
Tinubu Urges BRICS to Rethink Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health
This Day
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July 8, 2025
•Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS’ allies DejiElumoyeand Michael Olugbode in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called for a re-evaluation of the current global governance structure, as well as the financial and healthcare systems, urging...
Trans Nzoia: 12 Ugandan nationals accused of abducting and killing Children...
TUKO
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July 7, 2025
Twelve suspects behind a wave of murders involving school-going children in West Pokot were finally presented in court The twelve, believed to be Ugandan nationals, were arrested following investigations into cases of school children missing They...
Father Seeks ₦19m To Save 10-yr-old Son Battling Chronic Kidney Disease
Leadership
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July 7, 2025
Daniel Paul, father of 10-year-old David, diagnosed with advanced chronic kidney disease, has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians, groups and organisations to help raise N19million for a kidney transplant for his son. Paul, in an interview with...
Uganda Prepares for a Cool and Mixed July 2025 Weather Forecast
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA— July 2025 will bring diverse weather across Uganda, with moderate rainfall in the north and dry, hazy conditions in the south, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Water and Environment’s Department of...
Uganda’s Businesses Stay Strong Despite Small PMI Dip in June
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA– Uganda’s private sector continues to shine, with businesses reporting growth for the fifth straight month, according to the latest Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The PMI, which tracks business health, slipped...
Uganda’s HIV numbers cross 1.5 million mark
Daily News Tanzania
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July 4, 2025
UGANDA: UGANDA’S total number of people living with HIV has surpassed 1.5 million, according to the latest 2024 estimates from the Uganda AIDS Commission, a figure that signals a concerning rise in cases and the ongoing challenge of controlling...
Uganda boosts coffee exports, becoming top supplier in Africa — TV
TASS
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July 4, 2025
HARARE, July 4. /TASS/. Uganda scaled up coffee exports by 43% and became the top coffee exporter in Africa, ZBC television reports, citing the Ugandan coffee research institute. Coffee supplies from Uganda to the global market grew from 33,000...
Chimps treat each other with plant medicine. What does that show about empathy in primates?
Alabama Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
Click here for the original audio. A study from Uganda’s Budongo Forest draws on decades of data suggesting chimpanzees understand the specific medicinal properties of certain plants and will go out of their way to treat the maladies of their...
BRICS Summit: Bola Tinubu Calls For Reevaluation of Global Governance Structure, Finance And Healthcare Systems
Alexa.ng
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President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th...
Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Uganda Prepares for President Museveni’s Nomination as NRM Chairman And Presidential Flag Bearer
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 General Elections, President Yoweri Museveni is poised to formalise his candidacy for the position of National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the party’s presidential flag bearer. His...
At BRICS Summit In Brazil, Tinubu Canvasses Re-evaluation Of Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care Systems
This Day
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July 7, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly...
Tinubu seeks reevaluation of global governance structure, health care systems
Tribune Online
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has sought a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, calling for greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. Tinubu...
‘We thought we could be ourselves’: they fled Uganda’s harsh anti-gay laws only to face the same in Kenya
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Sitting on the porch of their shared house on the outskirts of Nairobi, Entity* and Rock* are chatting amiably. Aged 27 and 33 respectively, the Ugandan housemates have much in common – both exiled to Kenya for the the violence they faced at home...