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Makerere lecturer scoops prestigious health leadership award

Dr. Damalie Nakanjako, a Makerere Lecturer in the Department of Medicine has been named the Winner of Fourth Annual Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award by Accordia Health Foundation. According to Dr. Yuka Manabe, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and former Head of Research at IDI, Damalie has proven to be a leader [...]

April 20, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

Uganda pro-GMO activists advocate for enabling law

April 4, 2013 No Comment

Ugandan pro-biotechnology activists are calling for an expedited legislation to enable access by farmers to crops genetically-modified (GM) against virulent diseases, pests and drought, if the country is to sustain food production and supply next decades.

FAO, Uganda collaborate in transforming the agriculture sector

March 10, 2013 No Comment

FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan Vice-President Edward Sekandi to discuss ways to ensure food security for all Ugandans and reduce poverty by supporting rural smallholders in the country’s agriculture sector.

Ugandan sign new health alliance with UK

February 24, 2013 No Comment

A Ugandan-UK Healthcare Alliance, which will help improve health care for people living in the East African country, has been launched after being developed by a University of Manchester health professional.

In Africa, the sky’s now the limit

December 27, 2012 No Comment

By DREW HINSHAW NKUNTESE, Ghana—Beside a coconut farm in this lush mountain town squats the signature endeavor of Ghana’s Space Science and Technology Center. It is a satellite dish, rusted and infested with bees, that technicians hope to convert into a stargazing radio telescope. In May, this West African country became the latest on the [...]