By Stanly Ebele The ministry of Health has launched the upgrade of Lokori Health Centre II to Health Centre III in Karenga District in a bid to take improved health service delivery to the people. This aligns with the government’s policy of…
By Stanly Ebele. A report by the Karamoja Peace and Environmental Protection Service (Kapeps Ministry) has indicated that 498 people died due to alcohol related causes and starvation. The report which spans through a period of 15 years from 2008 -2023, indicates…
By Bondry Kilenga. Three people in Kaabong district on Thursday survived death after the ambulance they were travelling in overturned. The ambulance Reg. No. UG8080M belonging to IK County overturned at around 7:00pm after hitting the undissolved heap of marram abandoned along…
By Stanley Ebele The suspension of USAID funding has created hug gaps in the treatment and management of TB, HIV and malaria in Kotido district health department. Almost all health facilities in the district depended on the USAID funding for the treatment…
By Bondry Kilenga Kotido District Health authorities have commenced the sensitization of communities ahead of the malaria vaccination campaign scheduled for April, 2025. On March 7, 2025, Uganda launched a malaria vaccination drive, with the first consignment of 2.7 million doses of…
Landlords in Kotido Municipality have been issued an ultimatum to build latrines in 90 days or face litigation or closure. The warning was issued on 7 February by the Health Inspector Kotido Municipality Callisto Awar in his written communication to specific landlords…
By Joseph Logola The newly constructed modern restrooms at Kotido Bus/Lorry Park, Kotido municipality, are finally open for public use, nearly two years after they were constructed. The newly constructed washroom at the Kotido park Constructed in early 2023, by Kotido municipality,…
By Jennifer Acheng Kotido district health authorities say they have heightened their surveillance system amid an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the country. The country recently registered an Ebola outbreak, with the first case discovered in Mulago hospital, a situation that…