NEW VISION
GOVERNMENT TO RECRUIT 600 MIDWIVES TO AVERT MATERNAL DEATHS
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SUMMARY: The Government is to recruit over 600 midwives this financial year (2025/2026) in a bid to avert preventable maternal deaths. Under the recruitment exercise, the Health Service Commission (HSC) will hire about 200 midwives for central-level institutions such as national and regional referral hospitals.
UN ENDORSES UGANDA’S NDP IV
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SUMMARY: Uganda’s Development Plan IV (NDP IV) aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a tool to deliver equitable development to all Ugandans. The NDP IV is a five-year strategy for the financial year 2025/26 to 2029/30, focused on achieving sustainable industrialisation for inclusive growth, employment and wealth creation.
GOVERNMENT INVESTS UGX 3B IN MV KAAWA REHABILITATION
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SUMMARY: The Government of Uganda has invested close to UGX 3b in the ongoing rehabilitation of MV Kaawa, one of the key marine vessels, in a move aimed at boosting cargo transport across Lake Victoria.
KENYA-UGANDA EXPRESSWAY TO TRANSFORM NORTHERN CORRIDOR CONNECTIVITY
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SUMMARY: Movement between Kenya and Uganda along the Northern Corridor is set for a major transformation following the confirmation of the Kisumu-Busia/ Kakira-Malaba Multinational Expressway as a feasible and investment-ready project.
