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Makerere University

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Name: Makerere University

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

UDSM among Africa’s top 20 universities

THE University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has been named among the top 20 performing universities in Africa. An international online Universities and Colleges ranking directory (www.4icu.org) recently published its 2013 current top 100 universities and colleges ... [Published Daily News TSN - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Kenyatta University, Higher Education, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University, Rwanda, Uganda Christian University

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

University School

Makerere University launces mobile fruit factory

The mobile fruit processor that will traverse the country and East African region can turn fruit into both juice and pulpnewvisionIn light of reducing post-harvest costs and adding value to fruits, Makerere University has invented a mobile juice plan ... [Published New Vision - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Makerere University, Fruit, Food Technology, University School

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Toyota RAV4

Uganda: Wheels - My Rav4 Has Made Life Easy

John Paul Baggotee, BJP as his friends call him, is a Civil Engineering finalist at Makerere University.Since he got his Toyota Rav4, early last year, his school activities have been made easier - especially the field work. He told Joseph Kimbowa about ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Uganda, Joseph Kimbowa, Makerere University, Toyota RAV4

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Makerere University

Wheels: My Rav4 has made life easy

John Paul Baggotee , BJP as his friends call him, is a Civil Engineering finalist at Makerere University. ... [Published The Observer Uganda - May 17 2013]

Entities: Makerere University, Civil Engineering

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Uganda joins HIV vaccine trial tests

Uganda has partnered with the United States, Kenya and Tanzania to take part in a joint HIV/Aids vaccine trial.The DNA vaccine trial, to be conducted by Makerere University Walter Reed Project, is in the first phase and will attract 42 participants from ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, HIV/AIDS, Uganda, Walter Reed, Makerere University

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UN chief picks ex-Kenyan minister to head UNCTAD

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated former Kenyan trade minister Mukhisa Kituyi to head the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). A statement from the UN body said on Thursday that if the nomination is confirmed by the UN General ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: United Nations Conference on Trade and Developm..., Mukhisa Kituyi, United Nations

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Uganda: Quick Talk - No Flowers, Kisses for the Mutendes

Quick Talk and former East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) Member Lydia Wanyoto Mutende met at Parliament on Thursday.They discussed Wanyoto's family and education background. She was born in Mbale, spent most of her childhood with her guardians at ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Uganda, Mbale (Uganda), Makerere University

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The spread of malaria in the environment and in the human body are being examined at LUT

The results will directly impact the well-being of malaria-affected areas. Mosquito repellents can be used to reduce malaria mortality and the number of malaria cases, as well as to reduce the incidence of malaria disease. Ph.D. Matti Heili$ At the Department ... [Published Noodls - May 16 2013]

Entities: Malaria, Islamic view of Lot, Makerere University, Doctor of Philosophy, Lappeenranta University of Technology

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UGANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

African Press OrganizationNEW YORK, May 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The new Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, Richard Nduhuura, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.Until his appointment, ... [Published BizWire Express - May 16 2013]

Entities: Richard NDUHUURA, Uganda, African Press Organization, Veterinary Medicine

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Called to the bench: here are the candidates

Justice Amos TwinomujuniHe is a Justice of the Court of Appeal, which serves as the Constitutional Court. He formerly worked as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) before being appointed the Director of Law Development Centre (LDC) at Makerere. ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]

Entities: Makerere University, Uganda, Kakuru, Appointed, Margaret Tibulya

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

SMEs urged on alternative credit access

Access to finance remains one of the biggest problems that Small and Medium enterprises are grappling with on a daily basis. Most economic and financial analysts seem to agree that lack of affordable credit is largely responsible for small and medium ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]

Entities: Richard Byarugaba, Commercial Banks, Makerere University, Small & Medium Enterprises

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Vetting of new judges to last three days

The High Court building in KampalanewvisionThe appointments committee of Parliament will start interviewing the 28 nominated judges on Tuesday.A source on the committee said the exercise will last three days, starting with nominees to the Supreme Court, ... [Published New Vision - May 13 2013]

Entities: judges, Court of Appeal, Appointment, Richard Butera, Kakuru

Quotes

"The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as Secretary-General of UNCTAD for a term of four years beginning 1 September 2013" Ban said in a statement

UN chief picks ex-Kenyan minister to head UNCTAD [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

"I had a job, but at the same I had interest in serving Uganda as an informed person in oil and gas. It was a virgin area" he says

Kigumba Graduates Can't Find Oil Jobs [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

...A great deal of emphasis in collaboration is placed upon education and the development of education programmes. "The need for mathematical skills in East Africa is big, as knowledge about computing, information technology and application of mathematical models is needed to support the development of society and re in the various scientific disciplines. Mathematics is needed in order to build technology, medical science, transportation systems, and social infrastructure. In this kind of development work the impact extends far" , Heili$ says. Assistant Professor Matti Heili$, [email protected] , 029446348

The spread of malaria in the environment and in the human body are being examined at LUT [Published Noodls - May 16 2013]

"He does not tolerate mediocrity and is a man of his word. He believes that every student can excel. He is one rare head teacher to find" says Micheal Muhumuza, a former parent of the school

Kafumbe - a Top Notch Young Administrator [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

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UDSM among Africa’s top 20 universities [Published Daily News TSN - 14 hours ago]
Makerere University launces mobile fruit factory [Published New Vision - 21 hours ago]
Uganda: Wheels - My Rav4 Has Made Life Easy [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
Wheels: My Rav4 has made life easy [Published The Observer Uganda - May 17 2013]
Uganda joins HIV vaccine trial tests [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 17 2013]
Yumbe fruit farmers get mobile processor [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 17 2013]
Kenya: Former minister officially lands UN job [Published East African Standard - May 16 2013]
UN chief picks ex-Kenyan minister to head UNCTAD [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Ban Ki Moon formally nominates Kituyi to head U... [Published East African Standard - May 16 2013]
Uganda: Quick Talk - No Flowers, Kisses for the... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
Kigumba Graduates Can't Find Oil Jobs [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
The spread of malaria in the environment and in... [Published Noodls - May 16 2013]
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UGANDA PRESENTS... [Published BizWire Express - May 16 2013]
Has Sejusa been an accident waiting to happen? [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 15 2013]
Kafumbe - a Top Notch Young Administrator [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Towards Internal Solutions to the DRC Crisis [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Gulu Lecturers Demand 100 Percent Pay Rise [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Three Muslims among those who failed Judiciary ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Called to the bench: here are the candidates [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
A low-cost water tank [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Is Uganda missing out on the global market for ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Briefing: Tow... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 14 2013]
Bad Year for Banks [Published AllAfrica.com - May 14 2013]
Rwanda: Yet Another Look At Our Universities' R... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 14 2013]
Be bold enough to speak out against wrongs in s... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
SMEs urged on alternative credit access [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
High power tariffs top manufacturing problems [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Feeding schools and growing business [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Government Urged to Focus Budget On a Few Key A... [Published Individual.com - May 13 2013]
Uganda Parliament to Review Justices Candidates [Published VOA News - May 13 2013]

Blogs

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Uganda: Official blames drug resistant TB on ne... [Published H5N1 - Mar 29 2013] Via The Daily Monitor: Official blames drug resistant TB on negligent health workers. Excerpt:A senior medical officer in the Ministry of Health has blamed the emergence of the deadly multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MR-TB) in the country to negligent ...
Uganda: US offers $10 million to fight Ebola, M... [Published H5N1 - Feb 13 2013] Via The Daily Monitor: US offers Shs26b to fight Ebola, Marburg.The outbreak of epidemics like Ebola and Marburg fever will soon be reduced if the United States Agency for International Development -funded project becomes a success.The $10m (about Shs26b) ...
Uganda: Why HIV prevalence is on the rise [Published H5N1 - Dec 01 2012] Via The Saturday Monitor: Why HIV prevalence is on the rise. Excerpt:Every year, 130,000 new infections are reported, and donors are growing weary and restless, as they consider the prospect of an ever-rising cost of keeping thousands of infected people ...
How Uganda’s fight with HIV became continent’s ... [Published H5N1 - Nov 30 2012] Via The Daily Monitor, a report on the eve of World AIDS day on December 1: How Uganda’s fight with ‘new disease’ became continent’s success story. Excerpt:“A new disease has recently been recognised in rural Uganda. Because the major symptoms are weight ...
Uganda: Social media fuelling HIV/AIDS prevalence [Published H5N1 - Nov 25 2012] Via The New Vision: Social media fuelling Uganda’s HIV/AIDS prevalence. Excerpt:Until World Aids Day on December 1, New Vision will publish HIV-related stories daily. Today, George Wabweyo explores how the media is fuelling reckless sex and the spread ...