Uganda A new type of HIV has hit Ugandan fishing communities in Wakiso and Masaka districts on the shores of Lake Victoria, according to an ongoing research by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Full Story newvision.co.ug
It is Back to School Craze as State Gives Sh9 Billion(06: Sept'10)
Kenya The back-to-school craze has returned with parents digging deep into their savings to send their children to schools, teachers are sprucing their books; and education administrators counting their luck. Full Story standardmedia.co.ke
Displacement and Discrimination – the Lot of the Bambuti Pygmies(02: Sept'10)
Congo Conditions in Mugunga camp for displaced people on the outskirts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma are tough, but tougher still are those endured by hundreds of people from the Bambuti Pygmy community living just outside the camp. Full Story irinnews.org
Programme on Community-based Health Service Delivery Launched(02: Sept'10)
Tanzania A new project to test whether community health workers can strengthen community-based health service delivery in the country has been launched. Full Story ippmedia.com
Revealed: Contracts for New Teachers Out(19: Aug'10)
Kenya Details of short-term contracts for the 18,060 primary and secondary school teachers to be recruited countrywide are out, The Standard can exclusively report. Full Story standardmedia
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