United States Launches New Malaria Reduction Project in Uganda

Updated at 0000 EAT on 8th May 2022. The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), launched yesterday a new project that aims to reduce malaria infections in Uganda by 50 percent over the next five years. This project builds on…

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Crispin Kaheru hails Ugandan Health workers in UK

Uganda Human Rights Commission’s Member Hon. Crispin Kaheru has commended the work of the Ugandans in the diaspora under the health sector. While meeting the founder of Uganda Diaspora Health, Dr. Moses Mulimira in London, UK last week (20th August, 2022), Hon. Kaheru recognised the team for promoting knowledge and expertise exchanges between UK and…

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Putin signs decree to increase size of Russian Armed Forces

President orders Russian military to increase its number of soldiers by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase its number of soldiers by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million servicemen amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Putin’s decree, which takes effect on January…

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Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Anthony Zurcher @HICGINewsAgency A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorise a search of Donald Trump’s estate. The public version of the affidavit, a document that includes the evidence gathered by prosecutors, could reveal new details about the inquiry….

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Gen Elly Tumwine was a Born Again Christian who Spoke his Mind- Critics.

By E K Benj – Updated at 0715 EAT on Friday 26th August 2022 KAMPALA- On Thursday morning Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the death of his long time comrade Gen Elly Tumwine. In a statement released Museveni wrote; “Countrymen and Countrywomen, especially the NRM- NRA- UPDF fraternity. With deep sorrow, I announce the…

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Severe COVID-19 increases risk of future cardiovascular events

By Isaac Kinene By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Aug 24 2022Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. To date, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected over 603 million individuals and claimed more than 6.4 million lives worldwide. About 30% of COVID-19 survivors continue…

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