Kisenyi, Uganda – Medical workers at Kisenyi Government Hospital have raised alarm over severe shortages of essential supplies, calling on Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) through its leadership to urgently intervene.
Hoima, Uganda – Hoima City has recorded the highest HIV prevalence rate among the 11 cities gazetted by the government in 2011, according to a new report by the Uganda AIDS Commission.
The passing of Shaka Ssali, the iconic Ugandan-born journalist and longtime host of Voice of America (VOA)’s Straight Talk Africa, marks the end of an era in African media. For over two decades, Ssali was a defining voice in U.S.-funded international broadcasting, shaping discourse on democracy, governance, and development across the continent.
SIRONKO, UGANDA. In a major relief for local farmers, Sironko District has officially been declared free from Coffee Leaf Rust Disease, a destructive fungal infection that had plagued coffee plantations last year, causing significant financial losses.
Coffee Leaf Rust, caused by the multicellular basidiomycete fungus (Hemileia vastatrix), weakens coffee plants by attacking their leaves, leading to reduced yields and poor-quality beans. The disease struck Sironko in November 2023, severely affecting key coffee-growing sub-counties, including Bukisa, Masaba, Bumalimba, Buhugu, and Bumasifwa.
In the remote islands of Wayase and Hama in Lolwe Sub County, Namayingo District, mothers are paying a heavy price—sometimes with their lives—due to the lack of adequate healthcare services. Residents and local leaders are now urging the Ugandan government to elevate Hama Health Center II to a Level III facility to address the rampant deaths of mothers during childbirth.
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