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Karamoja Still Trapped: CSOs Call for Enough Govt Funding

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that Karamoja sub region will continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty unless the government boosts funding for the region and addresses long-standing inequalities. At a...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving...

CSOs Condemn UN’s Move to Dismantle UNAIDS

Civil Society Organizations-CSOs have condemned the United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS...

EXPOSED: Charles Mwesigwa,a man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods and exploiting vulnerable women 

Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide...

Cisco: Africa presents AI leapfrogging opportunity

Additional reporting by Paula Gilbert, Connecting Africa. Africa's entrepreneurial workforce and young population can help catalyze an artificial...

CSOs Condemn UN’s Move to Dismantle UNAIDS

Civil Society Organizations-CSOs have condemned the United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS by the end of 2026, warning...

World Breastfeeding Week: Only 48% of infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed 

World Health Organization-WHO statement.  Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure a baby’s health, development, and survival in the earliest stages...

FIGHTING HIV/AIDS: Uganda’s experiences in Implementing long-acting injectable ART

Uganda is on track in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with efforts enhanced by the rollout of long-acting Cabotegravir (LA-CAB). In 2024, the Uganda AIDS Commission announced the introduction...

UGANDA: 4 out of 10 children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition

Locals in Isingiro district,western Uganda and other parts of the country have been challenged to embrace better feeding for children. ALSO READ - POLIO ERADICATION: Kenya...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as...

UGANDA: HOW A QUACK DOCTOR INNOCENT SSEMANDA OF CLEVELAND SPECIALISED WOMEN’S CLINIC HAS TERRORIZED PATIENTS FOR YEARS

This story exposes a fake Dr Innocent Ssemanda of Cleveland Specialised Women’s Clinic Wampewo,Wakiso in Uganda who has terrorized patients for years. This imposter whose...