Special Report
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485Experts raise alarm over decline in boys completing primary school education
A child rights organisation has warned that declining primary school completion rates among boys in Uganda require urgent, data-driven action to prevent...
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705Gulu Hospital records over 8% TB deaths every quarter
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital records an eight per cent TB death rate every quarter, with late diagnosis blamed for preventable fatalities.
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686Former LRA returnee uses waist bead making to heal from trauma
Former LRA returnees in Acholi are using waist bead making as a powerful tool to heal trauma, as experts and leaders call...
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767Oyam P3 pupils can’t handle P2 work – UWEZO
Oyam, Uganda: The majority of Primary Three pupils in Oyam District are struggling to complete learning tasks meant for Primary Two learners,...
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636How Osire found ‘Gold’ in the Soil of Northern Uganda
Omoro, Uganda: In Lakwana village, Omoro District, farming is steadily emerging as a source of opportunity and confidence, driven by the persistence...
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1.1KGenetic study reveals strong link between cannabis use and mental illness
San Diego, USA: A mental health counselor has revealed compelling genetic links between cannabis use and several psychiatric conditions, offering new scientific...
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1.1KRoad safety activists push for special traffic courts to punish reckless drivers
Kampala, Uganda: Road safety advocates have renewed calls for the establishment of special traffic courts to prosecute and severely punish reckless drivers...
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818NRM MANIFESTO: From Innovation to Transformation – Inside NRM’s scientific blueprint for Uganda’s Leap into Modernity”
In the heart of Africa, where the sun rises over a nation brimming with potential, Uganda stands at the cusp of a...
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841Gov’t launches major programs to protect the gains, boost service delivery
Rubanda, Uganda: The NRM Government has officially launched its nationwide #ProtectingTheGains campaign, aiming at protecting development gains and promoting quality service delivery...
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1.2KOver 10,500 Ugandans get jobs as Tilenga Oil Project Expands Community Support
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Tilenga oil project has employed over 10,500 Ugandans and advanced multiple community and environmental initiatives, according to TotalEnergies EP...
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1.6KAnger at home drove me here: Gulu mortuary attendant shares story of survival
Gulu, Uganda: Babra Isomu, a 30-year-old mortuary attendant at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, has worked in the field for five years. Growing...
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2.4KWhy Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. SERERE, UGANDA — Family ties are shaping Uganda’s Parliament. People who die in...
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1.1KUganda’s Medical Universities are falling behind – Here’s Why
Summary: A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities’ abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical...
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1.3KUganda’s military denies extrajudicial killings, but deaths keep coming
Summary: The rule of law is often at the end of a gun barrel in a country where the military increasingly gains...
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1.2KBamasaaba rank lowest in Uganda voter education, NGO Forum survey reveals
Mbale City, Uganda: A new survey conducted by the Bugisu NGO Forum and its partners has revealed that the Bamasaaba community ranks...
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755UNFPA report shows global fertility crisis rooted in lack of choice, not lack of desire
New York, United States: Millions of people across the world are having fewer children than they want, not because they don’t desire...
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1.8KWorld Environment Day: How ESAFF is championing plastic fight in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda: In commemoration of World Environment Day, ESAFF Uganda Thursday, 5th June, spearheaded a grassroots campaign to tackle plastic pollution in...
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8.1KStigma, USAID exit, deny sex workers access to critical health services
Caro (not real name), one of the affected women, shared with DailyExpress her distressing ordeal, explaining how stigma is driving a silent...
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1.8KPWDs advocacy groups dispute 2024 census figures, demand action on Marrakesh Treaty
Kampala, Uganda: Advocacy groups for people with disabilities in Uganda, led by the National Union of Disabled Persons Uganda (NUDIPU), have contested...
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1.7KMenstrual stigma still fueling teenage pregnancy, school dropouts in Uganda
Buyende, Uganda: As Uganda joins the world to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, stakeholders have raised concern over the persistent...