Health officials revealed on Thursday that samples taken from an 18-year-old man who succumbed over the weekend tested positive for the viral disease. He had reportedly presented with symptoms similar to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Read more ...The volunteers worked previously on the frontline during one of the worst Ebola outbreaks in Gulu District in 2000 which killed more than 200 people.
Read more ...Enerst Masereka, the town council speaker told URN that they have been forced to put up more stringent restrictions on animal rearing and movements within the town council to create order and also safeguard the town council from litigations in case of accidents caused by wandering animals.
Read more ...Isiah Tumwesigye, Gulu City Clerk told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Wednesday that the contractor recently requested a contract time extension following numerous challenges it encountered.
Read more ...Joseph Arinaitwe, the district councilor representing Workers and chairperson of the Finance committee said that tendering the stadium at 50 million shillings will supplement the district coffers.
Read more ...At Koome islands in Mukono district, the boat ambulance will support referrals to Mukono general hospital and to Entebbe referral hospital. Dr. Stephen Mulindwa, the District Health Officer says the biggest facility on Koome is at the level of HCIII and lacks a medical officer to perform surgeries especially for mothers who fail to deliver.
Read more ...Musasizi said that the government through the Ministry of Finance has since instituted a subcommittee to analyze the challenges to find a lasting solution.
Read more ...Rusoke told MPs that her Ministry was in the final stages of having in place a regulation to facilitate sharing of assets between the new cities and mother districts. In November last year, the Attorney General issued a circular requiring the mother districts to move their headquarters to alternative areas outside the city boundaries as well as relinquishing all other immovable assets to the new administrative units, to support their growth.
Read more ...Musasizi notes that the country’s tax contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is low at only 13.5 percent compared to the government's expenditure which stands around 23 percent, leaving an annual deficit of over 9percent of GDP that must be financed by borrowing.
Read more ...Heaps of soil that he had been poured on the exit road to Rwanda caved creating huge cracks on the verandah of the block housing a generator and the exit parking yard.
Read more ...In the agreement with the then municipality now Arua City, the project works began in 2019 and were expected to be complete in three years which target was not achieved.
Read more ...Kigula explains that sections of roads were cut off after culverts curved in whereas others developed deep potholes filled with water.
Read more ...Richard Bayo, the Regional Disease Surveillance Officer at Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) notes that the patient checked into the facility on Wednesday with signs and symptoms that are consistent with Ebola virus.
Read more ...Paul Walakira, was arrested on Friday by officials from the Inspectorate of Government-IG in Koboko Municipality.
Read more ...Those arrested are Eng. Bernard Okuyo the project structural Engineer, Yusuf Kakeeto the Director Ghaspa Construction Company Limited, the company contracted for the works and Ismail Lule, the Project Coordinator.
Read more ...James Kigudde, a former representative of urban authorities on the Commission had been appointed Chairperson by Nakasongola District Chairperson Sam Kigula in March. But in June this year, the district council directed the Executive Committee to cancel the appointment and propose another nominee.
Read more ...Dr. Kenneth Cana, the acting Gulu District Health Officer told Uganda Radio Network on Thursday that reactivation of the covid-19 taskforce is in readiness to combat the deadly disease in case it spills to the region.
Read more ...Raphael Mark Ojakol, the Usuk Sub County LC V councilor, says that the DSC is corrupt, incompetent, and politically biased when conducting recruitment.
Read more ...The disputed polls saw the Northern Division representative Verah Tuyizere Tumuheki elected to replace the late former Kabale District LC V Chairperson, Patrick Besigye Keihwa, who died last year. Tumuheki garnered 18 votes defeating his rival March Boaz, the Ryakarimira town council LC V councilor who got 16 votes.
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