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UCC, Ministry of Health Launch HIViCare App to Expand HIV Services to Uganda’s High-Risk Communities – mulengeranews.com

UCC Ministry of Health Launch HIViCare App to Expand HIV

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, has officially launched an innovative digital health application dubbed HIViCare, a groundbreaking platform designed to improve access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and counseling services etc among Uganda’s most vulnerable and high-risk populations. The launch, held at Fair Way Hotel in Kampala, brought together officials …

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IDAHOBIT 2026: why empathy and inclusion matter for Uganda’s marginalised communities

IDAHOBIT 2026 why empathy and inclusion matter for Ugandas marginalised

LGBT activists Every year on May 17, the world commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). The date marks an important moment in global human rights history: in 1990, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases, affirming that queer identities are not illnesses, abnormalities, or moral defects. Since then, May 17 has …

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Kikuube Fishing Communities Demand Urgent Government Intervention to Save their  Livelihood

Kikuube Fishing Communities Demand Urgent Government Intervention to Save their

The Kingfisher Affected People’s Network (KAPN), representing fisherfolks and lakeshore communities in Buhuuka Parish, Kikuube District, has today issued a strong call for urgent government intervention following escalating restrictions on Lake Albert that are threatening the survival of thousands of families. Fishermen on one of the lakes of Africa (internet photo) The communities from Kyakapere A&B, Nsonga, Nsunzu A&B, Kyina, …

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Mukono District Leadership Meets Communities Affected by Ntenjeru–Buule Road

Mukono District Leadership Meets Communities Affected by Ntenjeru–Buule Road

Mukono District Local Government, in partnership with the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP), has today held a meeting with Project Affected Persons (PAPs) to disclose the Property Valuation Report for those severely affected by the Ntenjeru–Buule Road construction project. District Officials with some of the members of the affected Communities. The meeting, held in Ntenjeru–Kisoga Town Council, …

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