Uganda’s Silent Killer: Lawyers Join Fight Against Trans Fats as NCDs Rise
By Our Reporter Dubai, UAE Sept 18 2025 [SHIFTMEDIA] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially placed Uganda on its 2026 visa ban list, effectively barring Ugandan citizens from applying for tourist and work…
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By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG, South Africa 10 September 2025 | SHIFT MEDIA NEWS ] As global development funding faces unprecedented decline, a new initiative by the Global Leaders Networkl (GLN) is stepping in to fill the leadership…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda August 7 [SHIFTMEDIA] When Uganda’s leading daily, New Vision, published a screaming headline on July 31, 2025, claiming that matooke and kalo—two of Uganda’s beloved staple foods—are the leading cause of…
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By Our REPORTER Kampala, Uganda August 4 [SHIFTMEDIA] A coalition of civil society organizations has come together to correct what they describe as harmful misinformation following a recent New Vision article claiming that traditional Ugandan…
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What Stakeholders Must Do to Rebuild Trust By Our Reporter KAMPALA –Uganda | SHIFTMEDIA | July 25, 2025- On a rainy afternoon in Kawempe Tula, Hajjat Madina Musoke watches murky water flood her compound. “They installed…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda | July 23, 2025 [SHIFTMEDIA] In a landmark step toward public health reform, Uganda’s campaign against unhealthy “junk” foods—laden with salt, sugar, and saturated fats—has received critical government backing. A…
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By OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, Uganda July 20 [SHIFTMEDIA] On a sun-drenched morning in Kampala, as motorists navigate pothole-ridden streets and pedestrians balance between the roadside and ditches, one truth becomes clear—Uganda’s road infrastructure is in trouble.…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda —July 18 [SHIFTMEDIA] A silent but deadly crisis is sweeping through Uganda — and it’s not caused by war or infectious disease. Instead, it’s found on dinner plates, snack shelves,…
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By Patrick Jaramogi KAMPALA – On a cold steel bench at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Mulago, 12-year-old Joshua Mubiru (not his real name) sits curled in pain, clutching his stomach. At just 12, Joshua…
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By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda, June 18 [SHIFTMEDIA] Uganda is facing an escalating humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of refugees pour across its western border, fleeing renewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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