June 13 was gazetted as International Albinism Awareness Day by the United Nations in 2014 and on this day a number of activities are done world wide to not only dispel myths about the condition but to also push for improved access to care among others. In Uganda albinos continue to face challenges from drug scarcity to lack of equipment for treatment.
Vianney Luggya, the Public Affairs Manager Civil Aviation Authority, says ground handling is one of the services that an airline needs if it is to operate efficiently since it involves loading, offloading, safety and boarding of passengers in transit from one airport to another.
The committee vice chairperson, Okin Ojara was irked that the hospital returned the money in June 2018 and yet it has over 100 unfilled staff positions. The hospital needs a total of 357 staff, but 114 positions remain vacant.
Desabre’s team is pooled alongside hosts Egypt, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group A for Africa’s biggest tournament which runs June 21st to July 19th.
The Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, says Ruben was intercepted at the departure lounge holding two suitcases and upon screening they found drugs. Aviation Police interrogated Ruben who reportedly accepted and revealed that he was moving the drugs to Italy.
This represents a 13.6 percent increase. This is contained in the budget report issued by the agency detailing the allocation for different activities the regional service center is
expected to handle in the new financial year.
According to Byenume, they are also collaborating with Congolese Health Ministry officials from Butembo, Benin, Musenene, Mabarake, Abima and Mudipa in the Eastern DR Congo who normally alert them of any boat crossing to Kikuube and Hoima by Congolese nationals.
The released funds will be for strengthening disease surveillance at community level, health facilities and points of entry, training of rapid response teams of healthcare and front line workers on contact-tracing and infection prevention and control measures.
Eric Sunday, the Town Clerk for Katuna town council says that before the border closure, they would collect about 300 million shillings revenue in three months through, loading and offloading, parking and daily market.
In March 2019, Kabale Municipality authorities led by Joseph Monday, Kabale municipality town clerk and Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha, Mayor for Kabale Municipality reached an agreement with Uganda Police Force Officials led by Godfrey Bangirana, the police director of Engineering and Logistics to temporary relocate traders dealing in foodstuffs to Kabale Police Barracks playground located in Kigongi along Kabale-Mbarara High Way.
The residents through the mobilization of the local leaders decided to improvise wooden bridges to aid them to cross to their destination. However, they are weak and risky for crossing.
Ayeta explains that the bomb at Wabitunda-Lukooge village was detonated at the village last night whereas that of Wanfuufu was transferred to Kampala for disposal.
For about six months now the two countries have been deliberating about the best way to fight and or prevent the deadly Ebola Virus Disease and signing an MoU to enable the two countries do a number of things together to eliminate the disease was seen as a step in the right direction.
Joseph Mulindwa, a research coordinator at the National Agricultural Coffee Research Institute-NACRI, who is among the team that is doing studies in Bukomansimbi, reveals that they have established that the disease has become widespread in the area which has caused farmers losses.
According to Ssekandi, Namazzi tried to resist the robbers prompting the thugs to open fire and kill her on the spot before they took the motorcycle registration number UER 677L. Ssekandi says that Namazzi was shot in the chest killing her instantly.
