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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the…
The senior Health General Inspector of Kiboga district Mr. Gume Fredrick has pleaded guilty for forgery of not only names, but also academic documents. Court has found out that he does not posses any of PLE, UCE or UACE in his real names. He told court that his real names are David Moses Isabirye. The…
One of Uganda’s oldest Insurance Company; Goldstar Insurance Company Ltd, has provided wheelchairs to assist patients after screening and surgeries.This was during the Ruparelia Foundation’s two day medical camp in Kamuli, Eastern Uganda, which took place from August, 20 to 21, 2022, offering free eye checks, treatment, cataract surgeries and free glasses. According to…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander-In-Chief (C-I-C) of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has hailed the fallen Gen. Elly Tumwine as a patriotic and resilient man who continued with the struggle of liberating Uganda even after sustaining facial injuries during the war that led to losing an eye. Gen. Tumwine, one of…
Former Security Minister General Elly Tumwine has passed on this morning at Aga khan Hospital in Nairobi. Gen Elly Tumwine has died at the age of 68. Tumwine was of the heroes of the 1986 Luweero bush war that brought the current NRM government to power. Tumwine is one of the 42 people armed with…
Thousands of eye patients from Kamuli district and neighboring districts over the weekend enjoyed free treatment during the Eye Medical camp organized by the Ruparelia Foundation as a Corporate Social Responsibility drive in the Eastern region. The two-day event which happened from Aug 20 to 21st was held at Shree Bhavin Samala Street in Kamuli…
Mrs. Jyotsna Ruparelia, the wife to Kampala Businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has heaped praise onto her husband for always being very supportive in her endeavors after a successful eye medical camp held in Kamuli over the weekend. Ms. Jyotsna, a born of Kamuli district was among the organizers as the Ruparelia Foundation on Saturday the…
The Ruparelia Foundation, which was started up by city businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, over the weekend held a medical camp in Kamuli District, at the Shree Hind Bhavin Samal, during which medics attended to over 846 people. During the medical camp, the Ruparelia Foundation is providing free eye checks, treatment, glasses and cataracts surgeries. Statistics from…
Parliament has approved a US$70 million loan for the construction of a state of the art facility to house the Uganda Heart institute. A loan request brought by government to collectively borrow US$70 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Saudi Fund for Development and the Opec Fund for International Development sailed…
African farmers have been growing cannabis in Africa for centuries. Nevertheless, consumption of the plant for either medical or recreational purposes is banned almost everywhere on the continent. Recently, however, the growing global demand for medical cannabis has caused several African countries to rethink their cannabis cultivation laws. Indeed, as more and more countries worldwide legalize marijuana…
