World Food Day 2024: Food Scientists Make Urgent Call for Nutritional Awareness and Reform in Uganda
By OBBO GEOFREY. D KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- On the 8th of March, the world reminds itself of the strides that have been achieved in attaining human rights and dignity for women around the world. The day is…
Read MoreBy JANET NKASIIMA While Uganda is considered the food basket of East Africa, families are still going hungry, many children are malnourished, and diet-related NCDs are on the rise. The World Day of Social Justice…
Read MoreBy Nkasima Janet KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The global cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018.[1] One in 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide…
Read MoreBy CHARITY AHIMBISIBWE KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The 2021 Elections were conducted in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic led to drastic changes in the way the media was to be used in the 2021…
Read MoreBy CHARLES BATAMBUZE KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Greetings Book people and all active and potential readers, What a year that 2020 has been! While the Covid-19 pandemic looms large, writing and book publishing has become one of…
Read MoreFrom your great fan, Peter Katusabe CEO Ramaphosa Consult LTD International P.O. BOX 39, Kagadi – Uganda. Dear Gen, First of all, I take the rare opportunity to say good afternoon sir? I want to…
Read MoreBy FARUK KIRUNDA It is a month since campaigns for President and Members of Parliament (MPs) started, with elections falling on January 14, 2021 (kindly, mark that date!). Later, Local Council executives will be elected.…
Read MoreBy FARUK KIRUNDA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|After so much time wasted, so much scheming and so much false promises made, the opposition has been slapped in the face. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed a petition…
Read MoreFellow country women and men from across the width and breadth of our beautiful country, we send you greetings. We are deeply troubled as the civil society sector about the growing smear campaign engineered to…
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Continued Use of Agro Chemical Fueling Death Due to NCDs, Time to Crack The Whip
BY: JONATHAN LUBEGA- KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- NCDs are rising at a terrific rate in Uganda; according to the WHO, poor-quality diets are now the leading cause of disease worldwide. In Uganda, NCDs are estimated to account for 33%…
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