This represents 8,265,000 children that the health ministry had planned to immunize during the three-day mass polio vaccination campaign. Ninety-five per cent (95%) of the 8.7 million children under...
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Over 1,000 Kapelebyong residents displaced by waterlogging: A total of 3,845 gardens of crops especially cassava, groundnuts and sweet potatoes have been damaged
More than 1,300 households have been displaced by waterlogging in Amero parish in Acowa sub-county, Kapelebyong district. This was after over 1,500 of the residents' houses were destroyed by...
Ethiopia + 6 more
COVID-19, climate change aggravate water scarcity in Nile Basin
A new interactive map has shown how water scarcity in the Nile Basin is compounded in times of COVID-19 and climate change. The map was produced by a collaborative group of journalists in the Nile...
Seven feared dead in Kasese landslides
By Conan Businge and John Thawite Three of those feared dead are siblings from the same family in Kinyamagana village, Bwesumbu sub-county. NATURAL DISASTER Seven people are feared dead in Kasese...
1,400 displaced by floods in Kasese
“The most affected are children, mothers and the elderly." The number of people displaced by floods in Kasese district continues to surge, with more people fleeing their homes in fear of catastrophe. ...
3 sub-counties ravaged by floods
By Paul Watala People living in flooded areas or water lodged conditions are at risk of suffering from waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, etc. KALAKI - Rising water levels on...
Uganda + 3 more
Japan contributes sh15.9b towards Uganda's refugee effort
Uganda is home to 1.4 million refugees, majority of whom hail from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Japan government has contributed $2.7m to the refugee program in Uganda. The...
Uncertainty as floods cut off schools
Joselyne Nyangoma, the Hoima district natural resources officer, said the flood waters have brought with them crocodiles and hippopotami, which are a danger to residents. HOIMA**- As the country...
Seven hospitalised after floods in Ibanda
Seven people are still hospitalised after floods swept through four villages in Kyaruhanga ward, Ibanda district last week. The floods were triggered by a heavy downpour that lasted over two...
7 injured, property destroyed in Ibanda floods
By Lawrence Mucunguzi The flashfloods were triggered by a heavy downpour that started at around 9pm and lasted two hours. Seven people are still nursing injuries and hundreds left homeless following...
2,000 families in fear as Mt. Elgon cracks again
By Joseph Wanzusi Relatedly, about 900 people from five villages in Bufooto parish, Busano sub-county in Mbale district have been displaced by landslides, following the torrential rains. BUDUDA -...
300,000 displaced by floods, need govt support
By Nicholas Wassajja Those at risk have been advised to relocate and stay with relatives as the Government moves in with help. More than one million people across Uganda have been affected by severe...
Kenya says likely to face second wave of desert locusts
The locust invasion still looms high during the planting season and this risk doubled during the recent drought and floods in most regions. NAIROBI - Kenya is likely to face a second wave of desert...
Yumbe surpasses target for Yellow Fever vaccination
The Ministry of Health set a target of 95% for all districts and Yumbe as a district set a 100% target of about 800,000 people both nationals and refugees from the age of 9 months to 60 years. HEALTH ...
Kasese Floods: Victims worried about education, health
By Julius Luwemba Currently, Kanyangeya primary school is hosting over 98 households. The area LCI chairperson, Deogracious Isemamba said the school premises and toilets are now being used by a large...
Diarrhoea outbreak worries Kasese
By John B. Thawite As Kasese district grapples with the huge aftermath of floods and landslides that ravaged the area thrice last May, cases of diarrhoea have been reported in some areas in the...
Uganda + 1 more
COVID-19: 51 refugees among community cases
By Cathy Lutwama “There are illegal entrants who keep coming into the country from South Sudan. We have, however, managed to quarantine them to shield the refugees that are already here,” Kagirita...
Farmers counting losses as dry spell hits hard
FARMING | As other parts of the country battle with floods and rivers bursting their banks, farmers in the districts of Kibaale and Kagadi are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell that hit the...
Kasese leaders petition Parliament over disasters
By John Thawite FLOODS The Kasese district leadership has called for a comprehensive study on Mt Rwenzori, to establish the factors behind the re-occurring disasters befalling the Kasese sub-region. ...
Floods devastate Dokolo district
By Hudson Apunyo Gardens, roads, and homes in five sub-counties of Dokolo district have been submerged by the rising water levels of Lake Kwania, making over a thousand families homeless. The people...