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Mps Push to Reinstate Rural Electrification Agency

Mps Push to Reinstate Rural Electrification Agency

Africa-Press - Uganda. Members of Parliament have called on government to reinstate the defunct Rural Electrification Agency (REA), citing slow progress in extending electricity...
New MUASA Chair Seeks Closer Ties with Kadondi’S Guild

New MUASA Chair Seeks Closer Ties with Kadondi’S Guild

Africa-Press - Uganda. The new Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) executive led by Associate Professor Jude Ssempebwa has signalled a fresh push for...
NWSC Warns of 'Dead End' as Illegal Water Connections Surge

NWSC Warns of ‘Dead End’ as Illegal Water Connections Surge

Africa-Press - Uganda. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation has convened a high-level bi-annual performance evaluation and stakeholder engagement workshop, bringing together district leaders...
NWSC Boss Urges Districts to Co-Fund Water Expansion

NWSC Boss Urges Districts to Co-Fund Water Expansion

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Executive Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Eng Silver Mugisha, has called on district leaders across Uganda...
Charity Runs Launched to Boost Childhood Cancer Care

Charity Runs Launched to Boost Childhood Cancer Care

Africa-Press - Uganda. A nationwide initiative aimed at improving access to cancer treatment for children has been launched, with organisers calling for stronger public...
Nyombi Urges Researchers to Focus on Practical Solutions

Nyombi Urges Researchers to Focus on Practical Solutions

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission, Nyombi Thembo, has urged researchers to focus on producing practical, solution-driven studies that...
Africa'S Epilepsy Crisis: Treatment Gaps and Misdiagnosis

Africa’S Epilepsy Crisis: Treatment Gaps and Misdiagnosis

Africa-Press - Uganda. Africa is grappling with a disproportionately high burden of Epilepsy, with experts warning that the condition is nearly twice as prevalent...
KCCA Road Works Lag Due to Funding Gaps and Flood Risk

KCCA Road Works Lag Due to Funding Gaps and Flood Risk

Africa-Press - Uganda. Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has raised concern over slow progress on key road projects under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area...
Iceland Joins Nordic Partners to Expand Reproductive Health

Iceland Joins Nordic Partners to Expand Reproductive Health

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Government of Iceland has joined Denmark and Sweden in a multi-donor programme aimed at strengthening sexual and reproductive health services...
AAR Insurance Partners with Women'S Hospital on Fertility Access

AAR Insurance Partners with Women’S Hospital on Fertility Access

Africa-Press - Uganda. AAR General Insurance Uganda Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Women’s Hospital International & Fertility Centre aimed at...