Measles Outbreak Confirmed in Lamwo
29 Sep 2022, 10:43 Comments 20 Views Northern Health UpdatesGeoffrey Osborn Oceng, the RDC of Lamwo District, said the tests were necessitated by the outbreak of measles in neighboring South Sudan.
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Stories :: Category: Northern :: Accepted date: September 2022
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Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Confirmed in Amuru
29 Sep 2022, 10:21 Comments 84 Views Gulu, Uganda Local government Health Northern UpdatesHealth 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).
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Volunteers in Gulu Ask Health Ministry to Enroll them in Fight Against Ebola
28 Sep 2022, 16:48 Comments 269 Views Gulu, Uganda Northern Health Local government UpdatesThe volunteers worked previously on the frontline during one of the worst Ebola outbreaks in Gulu District in 2000 which killed more than 200 people.
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Contractor Given Additional Time to Complete USMID Roads in Gulu
28 Sep 2022, 13:46 Comments 203 Views Gulu, Uganda Northern Business and finance Local government UpdatesIsiah 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.
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West Nile Residents Petition Principal Judge Over Slow Handling of Land Cases
28 Sep 2022, 09:08 Comments 302 Views Arua City, Arua, Uganda Court Human rights Northern UpdatesJustice Flavian Zeija admitted the problems but noted that the challenge has been due to the few numbers of judicial officers. He however says the judiciary is currently addressing the challenge which will go a long way in addressing cases of back lock.
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Gov’t Reviewing Hybrid Procurement Method
28 Sep 2022, 08:44 Comments 253 Views Gulu, Uganda Northern Business and finance Local government UpdatesMusasizi said that the government through the Ministry of Finance has since instituted a subcommittee to analyze the challenges to find a lasting solution.
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UPDF Soldier, Land Broker Wanted Over Forceful Eviction of Nwoya Residents
27 Sep 2022, 07:35 Comments 272 Views Nwoya District, Uganda Security Human rights Northern UpdatesSecurity personnel identified the suspects as Kenneth Bongomin, a renowned land broker, and Charles Ojara, a soldier guarding a farm belonging to the late Gen. Paul Lokech, the former Deputy Inspector of Police.
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Uganda’s Fiscal Deficit Worrying, Finance State Minister Admits
26 Sep 2022, 18:56 Comments 571 Views Gulu, Uganda Northern Business and finance Local government UpdatesMusasizi 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.
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Lira City Residents Decry Noise Pollution
26 Sep 2022, 13:09 Comments 286 Views Lira, Uganda Lifestyle Environment Northern UpdatesThe residents note that noise pollution from nightclubs and places of worship has increased sound to unbearable levels and has failed them to realize basic benefits such as peaceful sleep.
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Police Constable in Moyo Shoots Colleague Dead, Commits Suicide
26 Sep 2022, 07:09 Comments 610 Views Moyo Town, Uganda Crime Security Northern Breaking newsIt is alleged that Constable Kopi Joel Bobi 27 years attached to the Field Force Unit, first shot his colleague Corporal Geoffrey Ogwal 47 years, after picking up a quarrel at a drinking joint at Vura village in Moyo town council.
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HIV/AIDS, STIs Prevalent Among Inmates in Northern Region
25 Sep 2022, 10:26 Comments 532 Views Gulu, Uganda Health Human rights Northern Breaking newsThe committee says that cases of STIs including gonorrhea and syphilis were widely registered among inmates in Gulu Main Prison, Kitgum Prison, Kiryandongo, and Kaladima Prisons in Amuru district.
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Completion of Arua Hill Mini Stadium Set for October 2023
24 Sep 2022, 11:40 Comments 467 Views Arua City, Arua, Uganda Business and finance Local government Northern UpdatesIn 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.
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Suspected Ebola Patient Isolated in Zombo
24 Sep 2022, 08:03 Comments 552 Views Zombo District, Uganda Health Local government Northern Breaking newsRichard 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.
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Maracha CAO Arrested For Failing to Interdict Staff
23 Sep 2022, 17:06 Comments 385 Views Koboko, Uganda Local government Crime Northern Breaking newsPaul Walakira, was arrested on Friday by officials from the Inspectorate of Government-IG in Koboko Municipality.
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Clerics Start Campaign Against Teenage Pregnancies in Acholi Sub Region
23 Sep 2022, 10:27 Comments 408 Views Gulu, Uganda Human rights Religion Northern Breaking newsThe clerics said that teenage pregnancy is retarding the development, growth, future, and health of young girls in the country.
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Misconceptions, Land Conflicts Threaten Census Mapping in Northern Region
22 Sep 2022, 17:54 Comments 344 Views Gulu, Uganda Northern Business and finance Breaking newsUBOS is undertaking the census mapping of all places in the country which includes the documentation of all areas from the smallest unit and marking of all land borders from villages to district levels.
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Gulu Reactivates Covid-19 Taskforce for Ebola Surveillance
22 Sep 2022, 17:40 Comments 497 Views Gulu, Uganda Local government Health Northern UpdatesDr. 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.
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It is Hard to Stop Human Rights Abuses- UHRC Chairperson
21 Sep 2022, 18:38 Comments 418 Views Gulu, Uganda Human rights Security Northern UpdatesWangadya notes that despite the complaints raised on rights violations, the commission has made strides in ensuring that the level of rights abuses is scaled down including its perpetrators being held liable.
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Police in Arua Impounds 74 Cartons of City 5 Gin
21 Sep 2022, 17:27 Comments 356 Views Arua City, Arua, Uganda Crime Security Northern Breaking newsDuring an operation on Wednesday, police recovered 74 Cartons each containing 24 bottles at a shop in Oluodri trading center, Ayivu Division, Arua City.
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