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Daily Monitor Monday April 26 2021 Researchers say reduction in stunting has been achieved through polices aimed towards maternal health and education. PHOTO/wfp.org Summary According to research, the most important drivers of stunting decline among children under five have been the increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, improved maternal nutrition and maternal education. Advertisement Following research, scientists from Makerere School of Public Health and partners across the coun...

Prof Bazeyo wins global academic award Friday April 23 2021 Summary The award recognises his diligent service as former dean of Makerere School of Public Health as well as chair of several boards, including Uganda’s National Research and Innovation Fund under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Advertisement Tufts University is one of the major research institutions in America. The announcement published Tuesday on the Tufts University’s news site shows that Prof Bazeyo w...

The idea that healthcare is the solution to poor health is not true

Daily Monitor Wednesday April 07 2021 Summary Rudi Veestraeten & Prof.  Rhoda Wanyenze say: ...improving health services demands that we give priority to young citizens.    We join the rest of the world in celebrating World Health Day  today. We jointly want to formulate a few thoughts on this occasion, on behalf of all Heads of Mission of the European Union resident in Kampala. First of all, we want today to acknowledge the long path Uganda has travelled in achieving better health for its...

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 24 2021 Summary Dr Fred Muhumuza, an economist and lecturer at Makerere School of Economics, said DR Congo was a growing market that Uganda needs to understand and consolidate, noting that the relative peace in the country compared to extremes of the past has allowed an increase in people’s incomes leading to a rise in demand for a variety of goods.  Advertisement Uganda’s exports to DR Congo registered an all time high, signaling manufacturer’s renewed e...

Daily Monitor Thursday February 04 2021 The education sector has been reeling since the forced shutdown of schools in March last year when the first cases of Covid-19 were registered in Uganda.  Government schools and institutions of higher learning have been partially shielded from the scourge because payroll kept coming, but the situation in private schools was worse as many schools (big and small) shed their payroll, leaving teachers without any resort, or assistance.  Scene of the day eve...

URA shakes off Covid-19  with surplus in revenue Tuesday December 29 2020 Customers shopping in Kampala ahead of Christmas Day. Currently, the country funds only 47 per cent of the national budget and the balance is sourced externally through borrowing whose terms and conditions are not usually favourable. Photo | Eronie Kamukama Summary Despite being in the midst of lockdown, URA in the first quarter FY 2020/21 (July to September) collected Shs4 trillion against a target of Shs2.9 trillion, r...