Opinion
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664DAN MURAMUZI: Uganda still grappling with stunted children
Stunting, or being too short for one’s age, is a sign of chronic malnutrition in early childhood. Uganda (Pearl of Africa) also...
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613OPINION: Is strengthening Rural Health Care Systems in Uganda key?
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a remote village in Uganda, where access to healthcare is limited, and...
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716Katonga Spirit: Uganda’s Cuito Cuanavale, Stalingrad and how it can shape our anti-imperialist charge
By Alex Joel Masereka Historians have described it as the fiercest battle fought on the African continent. Situated in Angola, the Cuito...
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946OPINION: Why is everyone silent on the Gabonese coup?
President Ali Bongo kept the carrots to himself. Many dictators especially benevolent ones use both the stick and carrot to secure obedience...
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958OPINION: Ssemujju hoodwinking Ugandans to gain social media fame in accost attack on Museveni
By Masuumi Juma The Kira Municipality three termed legislator and FDC Party chief whip Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda’s rolling off misleading narratives...
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948Opinion: The unexpected toll of traffic accidents
By Dr. Henry Ddungu When undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during a crash or accident, you’re often immobile High rates of road...
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1.6KParliament is not vested with authority to halt transfer of headteacher
By Steven Masiga: Parliament would be overstretching its oversight role and similarly an affront to the administrative functions of the Ministry of...
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998Uganda not ready for ban on second-hand clothes (Mivumba)
By George Mubiru Of recent, while commissioning 10 factories in Mbale, Gen. Museveni called upon Ugandans to rally behind him and ban...
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837First Aid: The difference between life and death, rapid vs prolonged recovery
By Sande E Oundo A series of sad events have happened in our country Uganda that makes one wonder whether we are...
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584Wejuli Mike: Will our efforts to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance outpace their evolving tactics
Imagine you fall ill, seek medical help, and start a cure to cure your ailment. You put your trust in modern medicine...
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652OPINION: Bishop Bakyenga was the Gleam of Humanity
By Sem. Robert Bigabwarugaba It’s now 40 days since the late Archbishop Emeritus Paul K. Bakyenga departed from this world. In scripture,...
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706OPINION: 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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1.9KOP-ED: An open letter to Minister J.C Muyingo
By Steven Masiga Greetings Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the Hon Minister of State for Higher Education! Warm regards and thank you for...
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737OPINION: 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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1.2KOP-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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1.1KOPINION: Remembering the 1985 Katonga battle
By Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye Around this time in 1985, the government forces of Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) were panicky because the...
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1.0KHABIB 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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1.0KDiabetes 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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1.3KThe 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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1.1KKAMARA 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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616Court 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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1.1KHEPATITIS: 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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1.2KObesity: 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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523ANDREW 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...
