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The Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has been admitted to Aga Khan Hospital, The Capital Times has learnt. According to information from sources, the frail economist was admitted on Sunday after he collapsed on 31 December 2021. The source said Mutebile has been on and off duty due to diabetes related…
Health officials in Gulu district are calling for the regulation of the sale of abortion-inducing drugs. The proposal comes amidst a reported rise in health complications coupled with deaths among teenage girls practicing unsafe abortion. Data from the health department shows that a total of 122 teenage girls were admitted for post-abortion care at in-patient…
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport has withdrawn the condition that passengers must prove that they are fully vaccinated before using public transport. The cancellation of the directive comes barely a week after it was announced by President Yoweri Museveni, as a condition for reopening the economy and allowing public…
Kampala’s eco-friendly Forest Cottages has unveiled new rates for access to its solar -heated swimming pool to allow its loyal clients unwind off the week’s stress and regain lost calories with freshened minds. In the new rates announced, the hotel has slashed its membership fees with Kids now paying just 10k and adults 20k on a daily basis. In…
President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as the country moves towards full reopening the economy in 2022. In his televised address on Friday, December 31, 2021, at his country home in Rwakitura, Mr. Museveni said bars and concerts will be reopened for…
By Agencies- Nigeria: The Christmas season turned tragic for a 60-year-old herbalist, Ani Ikoneto, as he died from injuries he sustained when his dog bit off and ate his private parts. The herbalist who lived at Jebbs Street in Calabar South in Nigeria, according to neighbours, went on a drinking spree on Christmas Eve and returned…
The Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies in Kyotera district has warned Ugandan party animals against crossing to Tanzania to allegedly attend New Year crossover concerts that have been organized in areas near the Ugandan border. The concerts include one organized by Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions and others by different promoters.…
Eleven workers in three health facilities in Agago district have been interdicted for alleged negligence of duty and theft of essential drugs. Those interdicted include senior health staff and support staff working at Lamiyo health centre II, Kuywee health centre II, and Geregere health centre III. At Geregere health centre III, Santo Olal, a night…
The World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned on Wednesday that the more transmissible Omicron together with the currently circulating Delta variants might lead to “a tsunami of cases,” putting immense pressure on national health systems. Recapping WHO’s response since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing…
The Minister for Presidency Milly Dokha Babalanda has directed Resident District Commissioners across the country to undertake urgent media sensitisation, inspect public places and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in light of the upsurge in Omicron cases in the country. In the directive, Babalanda cites the Omicron variant and asks RDCs and RCCs to step…
