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Judiciary Resumes Compulsory Health Aerobics

Judiciary Resumes Compulsory Health Aerobics

Kampala– The Judiciary has early this week, resumed its bi-weekly health aerobics sessions at the Judiciary Headquarters grounds in Kampala, reaffirming its commitment to staff wellness and productivity. Permanent Secretary to Judiciary, Dr. Pius Bigirimana and other Judicial officers participating in the aerobics. While welcoming participants, the Acting Chief Justice, Dr Flavian Zeija, reiterated an earlier position advanced by the …

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PLASTICS HEALTH CRISIS! Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 microplastic particles each year, study

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Microplastics are a known threat to overall health — and eating and drinking from plastic containers, like water bottles, could be a great offender, researchers suggest. A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials analyzed 141 existing scientific papers on microplastics and nanoplastics from single-use plastic water bottles to gauge how much plastic people may be ingesting. Researchers …

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Centenary Bank donates computers to Kisubi Hospital to strengthen health service delivery

Centenary Bank donates computers to Kisubi Hospital to strengthen health

Centenary Bank has donated 10 computers to Our Lady of Consolata-Kisubi Hospital in a move aimed at strengthening digital health systems, improving patient record management and enhancing the overall quality of healthcare service delivery at the facility. The computers were officially handed over by the Managing Director of Centenary Bank, Fabian Kasi at the hospital premises Wednesday, 17th December,2025 and witnessed …

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HEARTBREAKING FIGHT! How Tycoon Basajjabalaba spent Sh20bn to save mother, blasts govt over Health Insurance

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Business mogul Hassan Basajjabalaba has revealed he spent a jaw-dropping USD 6million ( about Sh20 billion) on medical treatment for his late 86-year-old mother, Hajjati Azida Basajjabalaba, as he renewed calls for Uganda to urgently introduce a National Health Insurance Scheme. Speaking emotionally at her burial in Katungu, Ishaka–Bushenyi on Sunday, Basajjabalaba said he made over 20 international medical trips …

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HIV services cut back in America’s new global health strategy

The new U.S. global health plan calls for assigning staff in each U.S. foreign mission whose job would be watching for disease outbreaks and responding to them within 72 hours so they would not reach the United States.

The global AIDS community has been awaiting a plan from the Trump administration beyond funding cuts. But the “America First Global Health Strategy” released last month, is not what many were hoping for. While it prioritizes sector goals, such as greater country ownership, it would also withdraw funding for technical assistance or to monitor program quality. Experts say these pieces …

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Eng. Julius Nakiyi Receives A Huge Welcome In Bukyabo Subcounty Budadiri East As He Officially Launches His Campaigns, Prioritizing Health & “Protecting the Gains”

Eng Julius Nakiyi Receives A Huge Welcome In Bukyabo Subcounty

Sironko– November 16, 2025  Eng. Nakiyi Julius, the NRM MP Flagbearer for Budadiri East in Sironko District, on Sunday launched a distinctive campaign which will kick start today monday 17, November, 2026, setting a new precedent for political mobilization in the face of public health concerns and poetry eradication.  Breaking from traditional mass rallies, Nakiyi’s campaign has adopted a personalized approach, emphasizing direct voter engagement while strictly …

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TYCOON HASSAN BASAJJABALABA: DISCARD PDM TAKE MONEY TO HEALTH INSURANCE; MENGO, NSAMBYA AND KIBULI HOSPITALS

TYCOON HASSAN BASAJJABALABA DISCARD PDM TAKE MONEY TO HEALTH INSURANCE

Post Views: 5 Tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba By Wilber Muhwezi KasibanteIn Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.comThe chairman entrepreneurs’ league and member of CEC NRM and also the party chairman for Bushenyi District, tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba has warned government against spending money in PDM with a hope of alleviating poverty is not possible.Basajjabalaba said this today November 15, 2025 at Katungu Ishaka during the sendoff …

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Eng. Nakiyi to Kicks Off Unique Door-to-Door Campaign in Budadiri East, Prioritizing Health and “Protecting the Gains”

Eng Nakiyi to Kicks Off Unique Door to Door Campaign in Budadiri

SERERE, UGANDA – November 15, 2025 – Abeku Hellen Adoa, the Minister of State for Fisheries , and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer / candidate for Serere District Woman MP , on Saturday launched a distinctive door-to-door campaign in Bugondo sub-county, setting a new precedent for political mobilization in the face of public health concerns. Breaking from traditional …

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Housing Finance Bank and C-Care Host Health Camp to Improve Wellness in Katanga Region

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As part of the ongoing Customer Service Month, Housing Finance Bank has held a community health camp in partnership with C-Care at St. Peter’s Church of Uganda, Katanga in Wandegeya. The event aimed to bring essential health services closer to the community by providing convenient access to medical check-ups, preventive screenings, and wellness advice within a familiar and easily accessible …

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Rethinking Political Manifestos through the Lens of Health and Humanity » The Hoima Post –

Rethinking Political Manifestos through the Lens of Health and Humanity

By Amiri Wabusimba. Every election cycle across Africa paints familiar picture candidates traversing towns and villages unveiling manifestos, and promising transformative leadership. For incumbents, it’s a moment of accountability, a chance to highlight achievements and justify continuity. For challengers, it’s a platform to spotlight the gaps left unaddressed. Yet, beneath the applause and rhetoric, one recurring theme dominates political conversations: …

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