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17.10.2022 Anna Chibamu

LEGISLATORS have mounted pressure on the government, to quickly alter the Public Health Act (PHA) to protect girls following a worrying spike in teenage pregnancies countrywide. During a question-and-answer parliamentary session last week, MPs took…

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17.10.2022 Ethen Kim Lieser

WHO Pleas for Aid in Containing Uganda Ebola Outbreak … The WHO said that Uganda’s government needs more support from the international community to boost surveillance on the ground, noting that not enough health alerts are being issued at the local…

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16.10.2022 BBC News East Africa

Image source, Getty Images … A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs, places of worship, and entertainment venues will be closed in Mubende and neighboring…

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16.10.2022 Ellenah Wangui: World Vision

Play is considered a normal activity that children frequently do as they grow up. Aside from being a fun activity that occupies children and makes them happy, the play also contributes to the optimal development of boys and girls in many ways. It is…

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16.10.2022 Alvin Worzi

.... Victims of the Bea Mountain cyanide spill say they’d rather relocate to an area with a safer water source but need support to move.  … Bendu Dukuly, a 23-year-old mother of two, has complained of pain and itching on her body as a result of the…

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16.10.2022 Ochogwu on Sunday

After impregnating, and chasing away cohabiting lover, a man kills a 3-week-old baby … The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Abdulkadir Ahmed and his friend, Hassan Sabo of Ungwan Maina, Lafia, the state capital, for allegedly killing a…