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In a thrilling match during the ongoing Sky View Boys Schools Cricket Week, Pius Oloka and Richard Sohera showcased exceptional performances as Jinja Senior Secondary School secured a commanding victory against Busoga College Mwiri, winning by a margin of 57 runs. The clash, which took place on Thursday, witnessed Jinja SSS post a formidable total of 148/5, overpowering Mwiri’s score of 91/10. Oloka’s standout performance both with the bat and the ball earned him the well-deserved title of Player of the Match. The talented cricketer managed to amass an impressive half-century, scoring 50 runs from just 34 balls, embellished by…
Education is the process of learning through which human beings acquire and discover knowledge and skills. Education enlightens, empowers and create positive development to enable people work with the virtue. Since the discovery of education and its precious values that have enabled mankind to foster positive change of acquiring knowledge and skills that have seen better the various discoveries make education a tourism activity from inception. On the 25th September, 1911 Busoga established Balangira School the present day Mwiri with both lower and higher sections which has become the present the center of education excellence given the available records as…
Continuous Medical Education (CME) includes packages of information that should essentially enrich health practitioners with new and innovative knowledge to enable them improve their work and service. While medicine is tailored to geographical areas, it is over time improved by innovative lessons from other countries’ health settings and general practice advancement from constant research. The health landscape of Uganda thereby benefits immensely from CME sessions. Busoga Health Forum, a thinktank for best health promotion in Busoga and now widely recognized as the umbrella organization for medical practitioners and well-wishers who share in its vision of improving health in Busoga subregion,…
Uganda Cricket Association, in collaboration with Uganda Tourism Board, Motor Care, Bar Aviation, and Fireworks Advertising, is gearing up to host the ICC Men’s World Cup trophy on Saturday, August 26, 2023. The trophy is scheduled to tour various parts of Kampala and Jinja, a landmark event that has set cricket enthusiasts abuzz with excitement. Although Uganda isn’t a front-runner in the upcoming cricket world cup, the fervor for the sport is palpable, having taken firm roots both locally and internationally. This momentous journey mirrors Uganda’s impressive strides in the cricket arena, creating ripples that traverse cultural and geographical boundaries.…
Luuka District: Today, Tuesday marked a significant step in the distribution of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in Luuka district as fifty-three individuals from Kiyunga ward in Luuka town council were flagged off to receive their respective allocations from the bank. The event, held at the Luuka district headquarters, saw the beneficiaries each receive 1 million Ugandan shillings, contributing to a growing number of individuals benefitting from the PDM program. With this new batch of beneficiaries, the PDM initiative in Luuka district has expanded to encompass a total of 1469 individuals hailing from 26 parishes. This development follows the earlier…
Half of maternal and newborn deaths in Uganda occur in the first 24 hours after birth and this calls for quick, well-informed decision making and community-wide awareness of obstetric emergencies to reduce childbirth-related deaths effectively. It is for this reason that Communities for Childbirth International (CCI) was formed. CC1 is an international organization that aims at improving maternal and child health (MCH) by using sustainable community-based interventions and programs based on the three-delay model of maternal mortality. In collaboration with stakeholders, including healthcare providers, researchers, and most importantly, community members, CCI launched its first Village Education Program in 2022 and…
The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day commemorated on July 28 every year was, ONE LIFE, ONE LIVER, a general term used to describe inflammation of the liver. Liver inflammation can be caused by several viruses (viral hepatitis), chemicals, drugs, alcohol, certain genetic disorders or by an overactive immune system that mistakenly attacks the liver called auto immune Hepatitis. Depending on its course, Hepatitis can be acute, which flares up suddenly and then goes away or chronic which is a long-term condition usually producing wide subtle symptoms and progressive liver damage. The liver is a large organ that sits…
We learn a lot from each other. So, in a way everyone qualifies to be a teacher of another. Indeed, teaching is a natural avenue that ensures that we remain interconnected and integrated mind-wise despite a long history of human effort in disconnecting minds via the creation of disciplines (or cocoons) of knowledge. Even animals called predators teach their young ones how to hunt. Birds teach their young ones how to fly. Only snakes are stupid. They never teach their young ones anything, because they abandon them to the hazards of nature and hunt for themselves. Otherwise, learning through being…
Parents and guardians need to read for/with children. There is a common adage that to hide anything from an African, keep it in a book, implying that Africans are not eager to read. We need to nurture the reading skill right from home because charity begins at home. If one grows up in an environment where reading isn’t given a priority, they will find no use of reading. Homes are the foundation of creating an active, knowledgeable and confident reader. With reading, one is able to connect with the globe, discover what was, is and gains the ability to predict…
Busoga, according to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) statistics, has recorded the highest number of zero scores in the PLE and UCE over the last four years. UNEB analysis indicated that primary schools in six of the 10 districts in Busoga sub-region have been failing miserably. The districts of Namutumba, Iganga, Kaliro, Mayuge, Luuka, Bugiri, Kamuli and Buyende among others have been listed among the worst performing districts in the entire country for close to half a decade. However, just like in many other places the education sector in Busoga faces several challenges. Inadequate infrastructure makes it difficult for students…