BY DOREEN NASASIRA - President Museveni has said Uganda has made a lot of progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS which has led to a reduction in the country’s HIV prevalence rate from 18% in the 1980s to 6% currently. He said Uganda continues to prioritize HIV responses and additional resources have been allocated towards [...]
By Rebecca Nabatanzi Sserwanga - Kampala, 13 October 2020. Every 13th of October, the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR) to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. In view [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda on behalf of the Government of Uganda has handed over 10 ambulances to the Uganda Red Cross Society which will be deployed on selected highways in the country to respond to emergencies. PM Rugunda, Minister Mary Karooro, PS Dr. Atwine and URCS SG Mr. Kwesiga [...]
BY ISAIAH KITIMBO - MOROTO. In a bid to enhance skills in community policing, Office of the Prime Minister under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), a government programme supported by the European Union, has collaborated with the Uganda Police Force in organising a series of training targeting 500 police officers from the nine districts [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - President Museveni has commended the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda for working with the government in the fight against the vice of corruption. He said the NRM Government strongly believes that religious leaders and institutions have a constitutional duty to contribute to and promote various Government programs, including the war against corruption. [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Government of Uganda and the United Nations have signed a joint statement for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation framework(UNSDCF) for Uganda. The signing ceremony took place at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala on Wednesday. The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation framework for Uganda seeks [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has launched the National HIV and AIDS strategic plan 2020/21- 2024/25 and the International Conference for AIDS and Sexuality in Africa (ICASA). The National HIV and AIDS strategic plan is a multi-sectoral stakeholder strategy anchored on the National Development Plan III and other International and Regional Obligations [...]
BY ISAAC MUGERA, Communications Officer, OPM – The Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Kameda Kazuaki, has today made a personal donation of Two Million Uganda Shillings (2,000,000/-) to support the Uganda government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.E. Kameda (3rd left), and the Rt. Hon. Rugunda (Center), pose for photo with members of the COVID-19 [...]
BY JOYCE BABIRYE - Uganda currently hosts a total of one million four hundred refugees from different parts of the World, but mainly from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Majority of these people have been forced to flee their countries because of civil wars and political persecution. West Nile region hosts the largest [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has received a donation of over UGX 24 million from the Permanent Secretaries of Uganda as part of their contribution towards the fight against Covid-19 Pandemic. The Donation was handed over to the Prime Minister on Friday at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, [...]
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