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Uganda, Saudi Development Fund sign Loan deal for Heart Institute Project

By Charles Katabalwa 7th Sept 2023   The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) has signed a loan agreement worth USD 30 million with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to facilitate the construction and equipping of the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI).   The total cost of building the heart centre is estimated at […]

300 people contracted STIs due to GBV in Luwero- Report

By Our Reporter 7th Sept 2023   At least 387 people in Luwero sought treatment for sexually transmitted Infections as a result of Sexual Gender Based Violence in the financial year 2022/23, a District Health report on mortality and morbidity has revealed. According to the report, 154 victims of sexual violence were aged below 19 years […]

NEED party tells KCCA to renovate markets

By Charles Katabalwa 7th Sept 2023   The opposition National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party has lashed out at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for only targeting market charge collections without renovating them to the required standards.   This was during the general cleaning exercise mobilizing vendors to donate blood at Kalerwe Market in Kawempe division […]

Health Center III Records Officer jailed over defilement

By Our Reporter 7th Sept 2023   Police in Busoga East has confirmed the arrest of Joshua Mutundi, a records officer at Buwaiswa Health Center III in Buwaya Sub-County in Mayuge district for alleged defilement.   Mutundi, who is locked up at Mayuge Central Police Station is accused of defiling a 16-year-old girl. He reportedly committed […]