GCIC Media Review – 29th November, 2023

NEW VISION

TITLE: GOVERNMENT TO SCALE DOWN ON IMPORTATION OF HIV, MALARIA DIAGNOSTIC KITS

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Summary: The Government has announced plans to scale down on the importation of diagnostic kits for HIV and malaria. The plan is to soon source most of the kits from local suppliers as the country builds capacity to make them locally, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, said yesterday.

TITLE: HIV/AIDS: GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW PREVENTION RING

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Summary: In an effort to prevent more young girls and women from getting infected with HIV, the Government has approved the dapivirine vaginal ring 25mg (DPV-VR) for use in the country.

 TITLE: UBOS READY FOR FIRST DIGITAL POPULATION CENSUS

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Summary: With the march 2024 population census being barely three months away, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has indicated that it is ready with key processes. The board will conduct the first digital census and plans are underway for President Yoweri Museveni to launch the census activities on December 7.

 TITLE: GOVERNMENT TO ROLL OUT UGX 825B FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

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Summary: The Government is set to roll out $217m (about UGX 825b) World Bank-funded project for women entrepreneurs. This project aims to reach about 60,000 female-owned enterprises, including 3,000 refuge-owned businesses, about 280,000 women entrepreneurs and their employees.

 TITLE: GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE SUPPORT TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR

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Summary: The Government has intensified efforts to support the private sector as a leading player in boosting the country’s economy.

DAILY MONITOR

TITLE: COURT SETS DATE TO HEAR PETITION AGAINST ANTI-GAY LAW

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Summary: The Constitutional Court has set December 11 to set issues to determine four petitions challenging the legality of the Anti-Homosexuality Law  that was enacted in May 2023.