• In 1924, the Kampala Football Association (KFA) was formed and in the 1950s became the Uganda Football Association (UFA). (wikipedia.org)
  • Meanwhile, here's the response from Denmark's embassy in Kampala to Inner City Press' questions about the Danish role in disarmament in Eastern Uganda. (innercitypress.com)
  • Based in Kampala, Priscilla helps ensure all our Uganda Tourism projects run efficiently. (issuu.com)
  • METHODS: This is a prospective pilot feasibility cohort study of neonates with NE conducted at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. (bvsalud.org)
  • JUBA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan and Uganda have agreed on mechanisms to boost trade between the two countries through enhancing infrastructure development and cross-border trade electricity transmission. (xinhuanet.com)
  • He said Uganda has agreed to supply electricity to the South Sudan border towns of Nimule and Kaya, adding that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed and it will be signed after consultations with leaders of both countries. (xinhuanet.com)
  • The two countries also agreed to undertake road construction projects in the border town of Kaya aimed at opening up new trade corridor between Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. (xinhuanet.com)
  • Case studies from Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya illustrate the way that identities are formed and change over time, and how local, national, and international politics are interwoven. (berghahnbooks.com)
  • Even on the way to Uganda, there was fear of killing and violence and that is why I decided to leave two of my sons in South Sudan. (samaritanspurse.ca)
  • There is no end in sight for conflict in South Sudan, and many refugees foresee a long stay in Uganda. (samaritanspurse.ca)
  • On September 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of Ebola (Sudan virus) in Mubende District, in western Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • A sample from the patient was sent to the VHF laboratory at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, where Ebola disease (species Sudan ebolavirus ) was confirmed. (cdc.gov)
  • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. (wikimedia.org)
  • Uganda (Kakamega), W.Tanzania. (funet.fi)
  • A further 815,000 Congolese left the country in 2018: 30 percent went to Uganda, 10 percent to Rwanda and 9 percent to Tanzania. (dw.com)
  • Whereas Uganda would normally get an invasion from Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya, we shall now be getting a locust invasion from our neighbour Kenya and that requires us to be very alert," Magara said. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • He said that 203 swarms of locusts had settled in Kenya but only 121 were controlled, leaving the balance that posed a threat to Uganda. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south. (worldatlas.com)
  • Lake Victoria lies to the north of the country, providing a natural boundary with Uganda and Kenya. (worldatlas.com)
  • This prevalence is higher than in most neighbouring countries: 0.2% in Egypt, 0.9% in Iraq and around 4% in Uganda and Kenya (8-10,13). (who.int)
  • In Kenya, tobacco use was evenly distributed across both sexes (8), while in Uganda, women aged 50-69 years had a higher prevalence (9). (who.int)
  • Uganda hosts the largest refugee population in Africa, with over 1.2 million refugees. (unhcr.org)
  • Forms of group identity play a prominent role in everyday lives and politics in northeast Africa. (berghahnbooks.com)
  • Since the launch of the Stomping out Malaria initiative in Africa in 2011, Peace Corps Uganda has been part of the effort to prevent malaria with the support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), President's Malaria Initiative in collaboration with National Malaria Control Program. (peacecorps.gov)
  • There are rebellions in eastern Congo, unrest in the south and Ebola in the northeast. (dw.com)
  • This marks the sixth Ebola outbreak in Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • An evaluation employing multiple studies and data collection methods was used to compare baseline maternal outcomes to those during Year 1 in SMGL pilot districts in Uganda and Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The MMR in health facilities declined by 35% in each country (from 534 to 345 in Uganda and from 310 to 202 in Zambia). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The institutional delivery rate increased by 62% in Uganda and 35% in Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The number of facilities providing emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) rose from 10 to 25 in Uganda and from 7 to 11 in Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cesarean section rates for all births increased by 23% in Uganda and 15% in Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The proportion of women with childbirth complications delivered in EmONC facilities rose by 25% in Uganda and 23% in Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Facility case fatality rates fell from 2.6 to 2.0% in Uganda and 3.1 to 2.0% in Zambia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Maternal mortality ratios fell significantly in one year in Uganda and Zambia following the introduction of the SMGL model. (biomedcentral.com)
  • SMGL is based on a health district-strengthening model that is planned and carried out in close collaboration with the national Governments of Uganda and Zambia and with local governments in SMGL districts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Previous invasions were moving westwards, now the direction of movement of the locusts tends to be southwards and that means that we are likely to get the invasion coming into Uganda not via Karamoja but via Mbale and Ssese islands," Magara said. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • In the communities of Karamoja, malnutrition and food insecurity are at the highest levels in Uganda due to inadequate food, poor dietary diversity, inadequate hygiene and sanitation, and disease. (savethechildren.org.au)
  • Joy's hope is that FARM STEW International can mobilize a global Christian workforce, in highly efficient, small local teams, to reach out with the love and healing power of Jesus to villages, towns and cities around the world, starting in Uganda and Zimbabwe. (calvin.edu)
  • The Peace Corps Uganda Health Program has 11 Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) living and serving in the Central, Northern, and Western Uganda. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Every year during the month of April commonly known as World Malaria Month, Peace Corps Uganda steps up our malaria prevention interventions across the country. (peacecorps.gov)
  • There is a Peace Corps/Uganda cookbook that demonstrates how to use local ingredients. (peacecorps.gov)
  • As a part of a systematic study of mosquitoes and associated viruses in Uganda, a virus was isolated from a pool of Mansonia uniformis collected in July 2017, in the Kitgum District of northern Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • Significant progress has been made in the scale-up of evidence-based malaria interventions in Uganda, leading to a substantial impact on malaria morbidity and mortality and as a result, malaria prevalence in children under five decreased from 45 % in 2009 to 9 % in 2018-2019. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Meanwhile in Uganda President Museveni's offer of amnesty to the Lord's Resistance Army was reported accepted by Vincent Otti , on behalf of Joseph Kony. (innercitypress.com)
  • Museveni's supporters gathered at a rally in Northern Uganda last week requesting him to perform the single. (afro.com)
  • In 2015, Ms. Kauffman served with the USAID Farmer to Farmer Program in Eastern Uganda. (calvin.edu)
  • BACKGROUND: Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a leading cause of child mortality worldwide and contributes substantially to stillbirths and long-term disability. (bvsalud.org)
  • Uganda Cubs, Sand Cranes, U-20 girls and U-17 girls) a top administrator/regulator of national football league which runs from the first tier (top/1st division) to the fifth tier (5th division). (wikipedia.org)
  • that is to say, Uganda Cup, which is the oldest football competition of knockout format in Uganda having started in 1971. (wikipedia.org)
  • Boko Haram was on Sunday blamed for an attack on motorists in northeast Nigeria which left one person dead and underlined the Islamist group's continuing security threat to civilians. (worldbulletin.net)
  • Experts have warned that Uganda is at risk of being attacked by other swarms of desert locusts that are likely to enter the country through Mbale. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • The Health Team trained over 1,000 Volunteers and host country counterparts in malaria prevention across Uganda in the communities where Volunteers serve. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Over 1 million South Sudanese refugees have now fled to Uganda, escaping an armed conflict in their home country that has dragged on for years. (samaritanspurse.ca)
  • In 1986, when the National Resistance Army (NRA) toppled the regime of Gen Tito Okello Lutwa and began ruling the country, it enjoyed some degree of trust and legitimacy from the people, especially those hailing from southwestern Uganda. (monitor.co.ug)
  • Phionah Bogere is a 21 year old FARM STEW ambassador in her home country, Uganda. (calvin.edu)
  • North Kivu is a lawless, mineral-rich area in the northeast of the country, close to the border with Uganda. (kosu.org)
  • The Zika virus was identified in 1947 in Rhesus monkeys in the Republic of Uganda and isolated in humans in 1952 in the same country. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Northeast Uganda, mothers are getting the support they need to address stunting among their children. (savethechildren.org.au)
  • In Uganda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and humanitarian agencies are scaling up the transit and reception facilities to receive and accommodate new arrivals. (unhcr.org)
  • By June 2019 only 16 per cent of the total US$927 million required for the Uganda Refugee Response Plan has been received. (unhcr.org)
  • In addition, the song is delivered in Runyankore, a language mainly in southwestern Uganda by the Nkore people. (afro.com)
  • 100 cases) occurred at the Gorumbwa mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during 1998‒2000, followed nearly a decade later by 2 small outbreaks, at the Kitaka mine in southwest Uganda in 2007 ( 4 , 5 ) and Python Cave in Queen Elizabeth National Park, ≈32 km from Kitaka mine, in 2008 ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Up to 7,500 refugees have arrived in Uganda this month , following reports of renewed inter-communal clashes between Hema and Lendu groups in north-east Congo. (unhcr.org)
  • Uganda registered the second attack of desert locusts last year in February after a period of over 70 years. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • Sempijja expressed gratitude to FAO and other partners for assistance, stating that Uganda will be more ready to fight locusts without taking time like last year. (eastnews.co.ug)
  • He has come up with a good strategy to win youths in Uganda," Amos Opio, a 24-year-old supporter told the AP . (afro.com)
  • The evaluation found a 30% reduction in the population-based maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Uganda during Year 1, from 452 to 316 per 100,000 live births. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Behavior in Scho l-Aged Children group recognized the ne d for on a four year cycle. (who.int)
  • As violent conflict has declined in northern Uganda, tensions and mistrust concerning land have increased. (berghahnbooks.com)
  • With support from the German government through the German Red Cross in Uganda , the URCS began implementing the livelihoods programme targeting, in particular, vulnerable women. (climatecentre.org)
  • Going back to the bush was not an option anymore, so we joined a group of people fleeing to Uganda," said Samuel. (unhcr.org)
  • The relationship between the people of Uganda and the NRM regime is akin to a marriage that is on the verge of collapsing. (monitor.co.ug)
  • Over the past 12 months an average of 1,800 men, women, and children have arrived each day in Uganda. (samaritanspurse.ca)
  • DISCUSSION: The primary aims of the study are to assess the feasibility of establishing a facility-based cohort of children with NE in Uganda, to enhance our understanding of NE in a low-resource sub-Saharan African setting and provide infrastructure to conduct high-quality research on neuroprotective/ neurorestorative strategies to reduce death and disability from NE. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ninety-nine percent of deaths from NE occur in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). (bvsalud.org)
  • She and her husband Mathias Okiru, 44, grow beans, maize and sunflowers in a small garden at their home in a village called Nyakwae, in north-east Uganda. (climatecentre.org)
  • Sabina and her husband Mathias Okiru grow beans, maize and sunflowers in Nyakwae village in north-east Uganda. (climatecentre.org)
  • FARM STEW is invited into hospitals, schools, and villages in the Iganga District and throughout North East Uganda. (calvin.edu)
  • But Sabina was one of a group of local householders the Uganda Red Cross Society ( URCS ) assessed for assistance through a project for goat-rearing for sustainable livelihoods. (climatecentre.org)
  • A vegetarian diet is relatively easy to follow in Uganda after one becomes familiar with the local food. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Along the way, she studied at The Morning Star Christian High School in Uganda before finally, specializing in hairdressing at a local vocational school. (calvin.edu)
  • Amanda Conklin and Morgan Nelson are the 2014 college summer interns at the WMI office in Buyobo, Uganda. (constantcontact.com)
  • Currently, 16 Volunteers across health, education, and agribusiness and economic development (AED) sectors: 12 health, 2 education and 2 agribusiness and economic development Volunteers respectively take the lead in coordinating community-led malaria prevention social behavior change activities throughout Uganda. (peacecorps.gov)
  • Uganda started in 2015 the pathway of prioritising activities for achieving UHC, led by the National Planning Agency. (who.int)
  • NOTE: 1) The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. (immigration-usa.com)
  • Uganda Today is a source of analytical, hard and entertaining news for audiences of all categories in Uganda and internationally. (ugandatoday.co.ug)