Posts By Guest Writer
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589OP-EDOPINION: A roadmap for developing performance management systems
By Dr Nakimuli Mariam A performance management system is a tool used by HR Managers to measure and analyze employee performance. Organizations...
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595OpinionOPINION: Why do we still beg from imperialists with such a gifted country?
By: George Mubiru Uganda is a country of fascinating contrasts overly summed up as “The Pearl of Africa.” It is a fairy...
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1.1KOP-EDOP-ED: Is Uganda’s Reliance on Russian Helicopters a Fatal Mistake?
By Busiinge Aggrey On July 29 of this year, another Russian-made helicopter belonging to the Ugandan People’s Defence Force (UPDF) crashed in...
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847OpinionHABIB MUSTAFA: A new era at Old Kampala Hill
After the shifting of the Muslim Headquarters from Entebbe Road Mosque in 1971 which was by then owned by the Indian Muslim...
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836OP-EDDiabetes once diagnosed, it is for life
By Sande E. Oundo According to the World Health Organisation, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does...
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1.1KOP-EDThe prevalence shortage of nursing globally
By Napolean Bounaparte & Tania Oliveira Nurses are the largest professional healthcare workforce and maximizing their contribution to health is essential to...
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816HealthKAMARA DANIEL: Street foods and non-communicable diseases
By Kamara Daniel Non-communicable diseases are diseases that can’t be transmitted from one person to another. They can also be known as...
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486OP-EDCourt is a good remedy for Dr Byarugaba to protect his pedigree
By Ben Ssebuguzi Recently, DailyMonitor published a headline story on how the former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF),...
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819HealthHEPATITIS: A disease that is still a taboo
By Samuel Lukanga Sendi as we always called him, now a father of six had a painful experience with viral hepatitis, an...
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963HealthObesity: A health time bomb to watch out for
By Sande E Oundo The World Health Organization defines obesity as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to...
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421OP-EDANDREW BABA: Why Kamugisha’s blatant attack on journalists reporting UNAA fraud is diversionary
Two days ago, I woke up to the shock of my life reading a highly vicious rant from one Rev. Joseph Kamugisha...
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632OpinionHadijah Namyalo: Beneath Museveni’s Birthday Celebrations
By Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye Since some Ugandans, especially political players, have a tendency of highlighting US as a model of democracy and...
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809OP-EDOPINION: Positive psychology at the workplace
By Mariam Nakimuli Psychology is the study of human behaviour and mind state. Today, mental anxiety and stress are the most common...
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670OP-EDInternational Youth Day: Streamline green skilling and employment for YPWDs
By Timothy Egwelu Every year on August 12, young persons with disability in Uganda join the rest of the world to commemorate...
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708OP-EDEveryone MUST engage in production for Uganda to develop without World Bank
By Akampa Tanbull Well, as I write this, the talk of the Nation on streets, bars, arcades, Parliament, State House, and media...
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1.2KOP-EDMakerere University outlines its role in Parish Development Model
Makerere University has educated us in administrative law and outlined the various punishments available to lawbreakers, especially in criminal law. The LCV...
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1.1KOP-EDThe Untouchables: Impunity delaying services and disheartening citizens
By Arthur Nuwagaba Mirama Since commencing my work with the Office of the National Chairman – NRM (ONC) Kyambogo, I have had...
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871HealthFemale Infertility: Review and key takehome considerations for women
By Sande Elison Oundo There are few things which make people happier than having kids. So why is it that some people...
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592OP-EDDear Africa, where is the love our forefathers passed onto us, why preach evil & praise enmity?
By Hajjat Namyalo Hadija – ONC Head Recently, I was watching a show on Britain Got Talent and one old man who...
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845HealthPolypharmacy in patients with chronic illnesses
By Ezra Tumusime Polypharmacy, also known as polypragmasia, refers to multiple drug consumption or excessive use of medication without indication. According to...
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731EducationBOOK REVIEW: King Lear by William Shakespeare (Part One)
TITLE: KING LEAR AUTHOR: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE REVIEWER: Mubiru George REVIEW: (part one) SUMMARY/ EXPLANATION “King Lear” is a complex and tragic play...
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556OP-EDAddressing Neo-Colonialism: African Leaders must unite for a prosperous and self-sufficient Africa
By Nuwagaba Arthur Mirama During the concluded African-Russian summit, many African leaders spoke ill of neo-colonialists – the West, accusing them of...
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850OP-EDDR IAN CLARKE: The difference between caring and respect
‘The world is changing quickly, and I need to stay ahead of it.’ I read this statement and was struck by how...
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884HealthMultiple sexual partnerships and the burden of STIs among university students
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a formidable public health challenge globally, and Uganda is no exception. Despite concerted efforts to curb their...