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UGANDA: Veteran activists disillusioned with direction of HIV response
18 October 2011
(IRIN
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Some of Uganda's most active campaigners in its 30-year fight against HIV are losing faith in the government's ability to effectively counter the epidemic as the country struggles to provide treatment and prevent more than 100,000 new infections every year.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93986/UGANDA-Veteran-activists-disillusioned-with-direction-of-HIV-response
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Analysis: Rocky start for Uganda’s oil sector
14 October 2011
(IRIN
),
Uganda has yet to produce a single barrel of oil, but with three senior ministers accused of accepting bribes from oil companies and the government seemingly ill-prepared for imminent large-scale oil production, the phrase “resource curse” is already being bandied about.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93966/Analysis-Rocky-start-for-Uganda-s-oil-sector
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UGANDA: New facility to concentrate on cancer
6 October 2011
(IRIN
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Uganda has one of the highest rates of infection-related cancers in the world. Exploring the links between infections and cancer will be one of the main roles of a new research and treatment centre in Kampala, according to officials at a ground-breaking ceremony.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93905/UGANDA-New-facility-to-concentrate-on-cancer
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GENDER EQUALITY: Why involving men is crucial
3 October 2011
(IRIN
),
The involvement of men is key to the success of the gender-equality movement, but changing long-held social structures and convincing men of the importance of equal opportunities for women will not happen overnight, experts say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93870/GENDER-EQUALITY-Why-involving-men-is-crucial
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In Brief: Tracking the LRA
30 September 2011
(IRIN
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Detailed updates about the activity of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are now available in near real-time, thanks to a partnership between two US-based NGOs.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93852/In-Brief-Tracking-the-LRA
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Film: Soldiers' Stories
28 September 2011
(IRIN
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IRIN's latest film follows two Ugandan soldiers - a female gunner and a male nurse - serving in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) at a critical stage in the battle for Mogadishu, between Al-Shabab militants and the internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93840/Film-Soldiers-Stories
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HEALTH: Cervical cancer on the rise in developing world
20 September 2011
(IRIN
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Last year, an estimated two million women around the world developed breast cancer or cancer of the cervix (the neck of the womb); more than 600,000 died – the equivalent of six large passenger planes crashing every single day.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93767/HEALTH-Cervical-cancer-on-the-rise-in-developing-world
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UGANDA: Farmers concerned as heavy rain set to continue
12 September 2011
(IRIN
),
Meteorological officials in Uganda are warning of tough times ahead for farmers and populations living in mountainous areas as flash flooding is set to continue.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93698/UGANDA-Farmers-concerned-as-heavy-rain-set-to-continue
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UGANDA: Simmering tension over forest give-away
7 September 2011
(IRIN
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A plan to replace a large swathe of protected rainforest in Uganda with sugarcane could lead to further civil unrest in a year when nine people have been killed during strikes and protests against the rising cost of living.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93678/UGANDA-Simmering-tension-over-forest-give-away
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UGANDA: Calls for inclusion of MSM in new HIV strategy
26 August 2011
(IRIN
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A new national HIV/AIDS strategic plan for Uganda is due to be finalized before the year's end, and gay rights activists are urging its authors to break with tradition and, for the first time, provide for programming for men who have sex with men.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93586/UGANDA-Calls-for-inclusion-of-MSM-in-new-HIV-strategy
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