Dr Judith Namuyonga a pediatric cardiologist says of the 16,000 children, up to 2000 children usually present with complex heart conditions which require an urgent intervention or quick referral. Recognizing this big need and the fact that congenital heart disease bears a ninety-five to ninety-eight per cent survival rate once handled early, Namuyonga says experts came up with an initiative they named Brave Hearts to create partnerships which can help them quickly diagnose the children even at the level of regional referral hospitals.
According to his colleagues, Twine was driven by SFC soldiers to unknown destination and his vehicle still remains parked at Naguru police headquarters and his known telephone contacts have since gone off. The narratives involving IGP Byakagaba and his deputy Ochaya could not be independently verified since Assistant Commissioner of Police –ACP Kituuma Rusoke, the Police Spokesperson, had not yet responded to our inquiry.
Information obtained from Hoima police indicates that, recently Kiiza extorted 20 million shillings from two applicants who are residents of Hoima city and had applied for jobs in Kikuube.
Jonathan Okello, a resident of Onyal A village, Aperikira Sub County, was convicted for luring his 16-year-old niece into sexual intercourse while knowing that he is HIV positive.
According to Geoffrey Komakech, the Labongo Amida Sub-county Chairperson, Akena suffered a seizure—a common symptom of nodding syndrome—fell, and hit his head on a rock, dying instantly.
In his first year as IGP, the police have recruited and trained more than 3,400 new police constables who were passed out a week ago. Additionally, the force is in the recruitment process of 10,000 more constables in order to cater for numbers of those who have retired after clocking the retirement age, on voluntary arrangement, on health conditions and others have deserted.
An estimated 1.4 billion more people were living healthier by the end of 2024, surpassing the 1 billion target. The progress in healthier lives was driven by reduction in tobacco use, improved air quality and better access to water, hygiene, and sanitation. But progress towards increased coverage of essential health services and protection from emergencies lagged; only 431 million more people gained access to essential health services without financial hardship, and close to 637 million more people were better protected from health emergencies.
Speaking at a press briefing in Fort Portal Tourism City, the Chairperson of the IRCU Tooro Chapter, Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo, who also serves as the Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese, said the decision was made to safe guard places of worship from being turned into arena’s for politicking.
It is also alleged that Mwesigye gave false information to Agnes Kainza Nzogi, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a public servant, claiming he had transferred the funds.
David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa West Public Relations Officer told Uganda Radio Network Friday that investigations into the brutal murder has commenced while a manhunt for the three unknown assailants is ongoing
Aceng explained that her appointment as Uganda’s Ambassador to Canada was for national service but not a shift in her political stance. Adding that her actions in Canada were to defend her country.
The officers had taken refuge inside a United Nations base following the fall of Goma city in North Kivu province. They are among those who were defeated and surrounded by the March 23 Movement (M23) fighters during the fall of Goma in January.
However, Nzeyi, a shareholder and the Director of National Bank of Commerce, filed Constitutional Petition number 44 of 2012 against Bank of Uganda and the Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of the Financial Institutions Act provisions that allowed Bank of Uganda to take over and sell National Bank of Commerce.
In a letter written to the EC chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, Lumu, who is also the deputy Legal Advisor of DP, said he was the mover of the amendments when the party held its National Delegates Conference in September 2020 at Sir Samuel Baker School in Gulu District.
The Auditor General’s financial statement report for the financial year 2023/24 indicates that Lyantonde district received an excess of 234 million shillings, above its budget allocations from the treasury.
Prosecutors allegethat Balondemu and Mulago Hospital Dr Hassan Ssegujja and others still at large in 2023 at Kampala Hospital knowingly and fraudulently made a false document , a prescription medical form dated November 7th 2023.
The competition will be contested among the nine counties of the kingdom, which include Ntoroko, Kibale, Bunyangabu, Kitagwenda, Mwenge South, Burahya, Kyaka, Mwenge North, and Fort Portal.
Dr Kabagambe noted that the new programme has been brought closer to teachers in need of upgrading from certificate to diploma and from diploma levels to degree programmes which will help in improving the quality of teachers.
The President and the First Lady, Janet Kataaha Museveni, started a three day zonal visit to the Tooro region to assess the impact of PDM to different beneficiaries.
