Speaking at the @Shell_Uganda Gas champions event, the Minister of Energy, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, said the @GovUganda supports efforts to drive adoption of clean cooking energy for both home and commercial usage, which have proven health and environmental benefits.
@Shell_Uganda@GovUganda Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa: The @GovUganda supports efforts to scale-up access to clean cooking to provide alternatives to the usage of wood fuels which have damaging consequences for our environment.
Hon Nankabirwa: @GovUganda is keen on working with the private sector to make clean cooking more accessible for the population.
Hon Nankabirwa: The @GovUganda also implemented tax reforms in the 2020/21 Financial Year to exempt cooking gas from Value Added Tax (VAT) to drive affordability.
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All is set as guests in their different capacities arrive at @StateHouseUg Nakasero for the #UACE2020 results release.
Dan Odongo Executive Secretary @UNEB_UG: Ninety eight thousand three hundred ninety two (98,392) candidates registered for the 2020 UACE examination from 1,952 centres compared to 104,476 candidates from 2,094 centres in 2019. This is a decrease of 6,084 candidates #UACE2020
The Executive Director of the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) is addressing the Press on Halting the Operations.
Okello Stephen: The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Bureau) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs is mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
Okello Stephen: As a result of its monitoring and investigation functions the NGO Bureau has found that 54 NGOs are non-compliant with the NGO Act 2016.
@henrymwebesa: A technical inter-ministerial committee also known as the ‘Vaccine Acquisition Committee was approved by a Cabinet sitting of July 19th 2021 #HealthUG
@henrymwebesa: The committee was established to guide decisions with respect to the direct sourcing of vaccines. This committee is chaired by the Director-General of Health Services and assisted by the Chair of the Vaccines Advisory Committee #HealthUG
@MinofHealthUG officials are addressing the press about regional Cancer centres, the East Africa Oncology Centre of Excellence and the surge of cancer in children #HealthUG
@CNamulindwa Public Relations Officer @UgandaCancerIns: Everyone in the country whether young or old is not immune to cancer. So we should all come out to fight cancer #HealthUG
@CNamulindwa notes that out of 100 cancer cases reported 80% die due to late presentation, and limited diagnosis #HealthUG
@MinofHealthUG installed ICU beds in Mulago NRH and Regional Referral Hospitals of Lira, Jinja, St. Mary's Lacor, Mbale, Entebbe, Kawempe, Mbarara, Soroti, Naguru, Kabale, Hoima, Arua, Bombo, Fort portal, Moroto, Mubende, & Gulu to support critical COVID cases.
𝐎𝐗𝐘𝐆𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒
All Regional Referral Hospitals have installed oxygen plants (15Nm3/hr) producing about 30 to 48 cylinders of 6800 litres of oxygen per day. #StaySafeUG
DAY THREE: The IGAD Regional #WomensLandRights Conference for the past two days has strived towards establishing accountability mechanisms for monitoring implementation of IGAD Member States Women’s land Rights Agenda.
Today the conference aims to establish and strengthen a multi-stakeholder platform on gender and land for knowledge sharing and peer learning that is grounded in the experiences and realities of each country of the IGAD Region. #WomensLandRights