The government has described the incident as a "monumental loss and a sad moment for the country" and added that more investigations are being conducted. Read more »
Civilians at the border say they are stuck between facing food shortages in the Ugandan refugee camp or going back to their homes to face gunmen. Read more »
Difficulty in conceiving is common. One in every six couples experience infertility and it is more prevalent to people over the age of 35. Read more »
Civil society organisations working on HIV and human rights in Africa have denounced a trend in applying criminal law to HIV transmission. These laws also often provide for ... Read more »
A well-nourished child is 30 percent more likely than a malnourished one to escape poverty when they grow up to be an adult. Policymakers, experts and civil society partners at Read more »
Authorities are calling on the public to assist them in reporting goods they buy that does not display the standards organisation's logo - this in an attempt to curb the ... Read more »
Finding out you are pregnant may trigger different emotions, from excitement to joy, fear and anxiety which can result in to something unexpected like prenatal depression. Prenatal ... Read more »
UGsign Mobile was developed in partnership with SPIDER, a Swedish programme for ICT in developing regions, to make learning of sign language accessible via digital platforms. Read more »
Focused for decades on ending hunger, African countries have largely failed to address a rising obesity epidemic that could soon become the greater public health crisis, experts ... Read more »
"African countries need to start producing and developing their own medical devices. A cadre of suitably skilled biomedical engineers is needed for this sort of innovation to take ... Read more »
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