The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic especially intensified food insecurity. In his World Food Day message published by UN News yesterday October 16, 2020, he said some 130 million people worldwide risk being pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of …
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‘Be Confident’.Get Immunized, Get Tested for better health.Rise Against Poverty Organization,RAP Uganda joins Uganda and the rest of the world to mark #WorldHepatitisBday under the theme “Hep Free Future”. Today, Tuesday July 28, 2020 is World Hepatitis Day under the theme “Hep Free Future”. 2016 survey: Hepatitis B prevalence stands at 4.1% among individuals aged 15-64 years. …
Experts have warned that Uganda will face serious food insecurity between August 2020 and May 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic. John Baptist Kamushaga, an expert in vegetable growing has revealed that because of the current lockdown people should think critically and prepare for the food shortage. He says activities like growing vegetables in compounds or verandas …
April 24,1981, San Francisco (U.S) resident Ken Horne is reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) with Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). On June 5,1981 (39 yrs ago), the CDC would retroactively identify him as the first patient of the AIDS epidemic in the US. He was also suffering from Cryptococcus. Worldwide,number of people with HIV/AIDS …
Western Uganda – The Kibale County Legislator in Kamwenge district,Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe and the district LC V Chairman Aggrey Natuhamya have come to rescue of the 63-yr-old man Benon Baryaremwa,a resident of Mpanga Cell in Kabambiro Sub county Kamwenge District who has spent over eight years battling with a strange Disease. After his story was …
By Aaron Ainomugisha,Journalist & ED/Founder Rise Against Poverty Organization (RAP Uganda) ‘Be Confident’ https://www.facebook.com/RapUganda0/ As the world jointly fight COVID_19 pandemic, businessmen,leaders,motivational/inspirational speakers, entrepreneurs, and other categories of people can’t and shouldn’t take this period for granted. A tickling period. Bill Gates and Barrack Obama earlier prophesied how the world would suffer if no enough …
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This is the full speech of President Yoweri Museveni in which he announced a 14-day lockdown of the country in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Uganda currently has 33 confirmed cases. Countrymen and countrywomen I am here, to again address you on the issue of the corona-virus. …
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