Makerere study finds high metal concretes in consumable products near garbage site

Scientists have asked authorities to ensure municipal garbage dumped at landfills is first treated having found heavy metal concentrations in milk from cows grazed along dumpsites.   Researchers based at the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) have said that they found the presence of heavy metals in plants such as vegetables that are grown…

Uganda President orders $835,000 funding for Ivermectin clinical trials

Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release Shillings 3.024 billion to facilitate research on the use of Ivermectin prophylaxis in the treatment of COVID-19 infection. Ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like…

Uganda Human Rights Commission blames media for exaggerated portrayal of torture

Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) officials have alleged failure to take action amidst the increasing cases of torture and human rights violations by security operatives. The Human Rights Committee of parliament blamed UHRC officials who were led by the Chairperson, Mariam Wangandya for presenting a report they said was shallow and non-convincing. The committee was inquiring into…