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WARNING: “East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline A Threat To Livelihoods”

WARNING: “East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline A Threat To Livelihoods”

By JANET NKASIIMA KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- There has been a tendency by the investors and other stakeholders to focus on the benefits of the project as opposed to the risks. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)…

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Continued Use of Agro Chemical Fueling Death Due to NCDs, Time to Crack The Whip

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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WOMENS DAY: Let’s Challenge Abuse Of Women’s Rights in Uganda’s Investment Schemes

WOMENS DAY: Let’s Challenge Abuse Of Women’s Rights in Uganda’s Investment Schemes

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…

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RIGHTS: CEFROHT, KCCA, Uganda Law Society Chat Ways To Promote Adequate Living

RIGHTS: CEFROHT, KCCA, Uganda Law Society Chat Ways To Promote Adequate Living

By Our Reporter KAMPALA- SHIFTMEDIA- The Director Public Health at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Dr Ayel Okello has reechoed the need to prioritize health living among urban folks. Ayel said healthy diets and nutritious…

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CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

By 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…

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DIET-TALK: CEFROHT Trains Media On Diet and Nutritional Reporting

DIET-TALK: CEFROHT Trains Media On Diet and Nutritional Reporting

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| “The right to adequate food will have to be realized progressively…States have a core obligation to take the necessary action to mitigate and alleviate hunger…, even in times of natural or other…

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“Consider Food Nutrition As SOPs”: Food Rights Activists Urge President Museveni

“Consider Food Nutrition As SOPs”: Food Rights Activists Urge President Museveni

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA NEWS| “If you don’t make food your medicine, you will make medicine your food. The writing has been put on the wall by food rights activists as the country grapples…

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CEFROHT Drags Govt To Court Over Lack Of National Food Reserves

CEFROHT Drags Govt To Court Over Lack Of National Food Reserves

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Government has been sued to have in place national food reserves as a mitigation factor to address food security in Uganda. The Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT),…

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CEFROHT, SEATINI Uganda Drag Govt To Court Over Laid Workers

CEFROHT, SEATINI Uganda Drag Govt To Court Over Laid Workers

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|Hundreds of workers in the plantation industry are crying foul after they were laid off by the multi- national companies due to the economic lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

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4.4 Million Ugandans Fall Sick Annually Due to Unsafe Food

4.4 Million Ugandans Fall Sick Annually Due to Unsafe Food

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Food safety is everyone’s business! This is the theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day. COVID-19 pandemic aside, Uganda is grappling with an issue of unsafe food that is…

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