John Kyeyune, the Kapeeka sub county LC V councilor, says a secondary school in his area recently hired a private health worker to conduct tests and vaccinate students against Hepatitis B but few month later two cases were detected at the school.
Read more ...The young girl is one of the 337-foot pilgrims trekking a distance of 332 kilometers from Gulu Diocese in northern Uganda, in a journey of faith and determination, with a rosary in one hand and a bible in the other. The team has so far covered about 240 kilometers to Kakooge town in Nakasongola district.
Read more ...Edward Ssenyonyi the LC 3 Chairperson of Kamira sub county criticized the UPDF men for conducting military training in the villages without notifying local leaders.
Read more ...Florence Bbosa the Luweero District Education Officer says they have got complaints that the teachers had spent months without turning up at schools without written permission from supervisors.
Read more ...Luweero district had planned to construct 19 boreholes as part of a program to increase access to clean water in rural areas. However, only 13, out of the 19 planned boreholes, have been successfully sunk after the contractor found no water in the rest of the sites.
Read more ...The approved town councils are Kikyusa, Zirobwe, Busiika, Ndejje and Kamira towns.
Read more ...The Auditor General John Muwanga observed that the amount of capitation grant released to each school was based on availability of funds which is risk because more funds than required can be released.
Read more ...Hajarah Nambaziira a resident of Nambeere village says that when women visit the facility, they are asked money for gloves, mama kits on top of high transport to the facility among others which they can’t afford.
Read more ...The maternity centre located at Nsaasi village in Luweero Sub County was established by a Canadian yoga teacher Natalie Angell-Besseling, with a dream of preventing maternal and infant mortality in communities impacted by war, poverty and HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
Read more ...Hussein Kato the Secretary for Finance for Luweero District says that the non payment was caused by delay by Ministry of finance to release funds for salaries for the fourth quarter.
Read more ...Pretty Susan Nakanjako a nursery pupil at Gembe Primary School in Katikamu sub county was found dead and her body buried in banana plantation at Namusoke ‘s farm
Read more ...The land titles were transferred for conversion into digital copies as part the Land ministry's computerized Land Information System (LIS). The exercise aims at minimizing land-related conflicts in the country, forgery of land titles and the red-tape in searching for land information among others.
Read more ...Rebecca Ayeta the Acting Luweero District Police Commander said that they have embarked on investigations and has directed Police Professional Standards Unit to take up the matter to ensure the officer is penalized.
Read more ...Byakuno says the facility will remain closed till they meet the officials and other stakeholders to streamline the facility management.
Read more ...Every month the centre registers 35 births, 230 prenatal and postnatal and 70 immunizations. But the facility’s Country Director Courtney Tucker has indicated that they were facing financial challenges as a result of unreliable donations.
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