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Radiologists are a step closer to implementing a program in an underserved region of Uganda for diagnosing and treating women with palpable breast masses. The program combines a unique diagnostic algorithm along with targeted community outreach, said medical student Chris Duncan working with the organization Imaging the World. Imaging the World, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing diagnostic imaging to underserved areas around the world, has multiple obstetrical imaging...
$20 Million Investment to Increase Production, Create Jobs ARUA, Uganda, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pan African Tobacco Group (PTG) Founder Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa today announced a $20 million (USD) expansion to the company's processing and production operations in northern Uganda that will directly create 700 new jobs and support thousands more throughout East Africa. The investment will allow for construction of a new 30,000 square-meter warehouse and a new factory that...
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The government of Japan has awarded Dr. Alex Coutinho the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Services. The prize recognizes individuals or organizations who are committed to combating infectious disease in Africa and who have made a substantial contribution to medical research or medical services. This is the second time Japan has honored an individual with the prestigious prize. Born in Uganda, Dr. Coutinho has been working...
GSMA Research Shows More Mobile Money Accounts than Bank Accounts in Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda; 224 Million Transactions Totalling $4.6 Billion USD Were Processed on Mobile Money Platforms in One Month BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA's Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) programme today released the findings of its second annual Global Mobile Money Adoption Survey. The report analyses the state of the mobile money industry in 2012 and illustrates...
KOLDING, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Now, in addition to being available in traditional white, Netprotect® bed nets are available in Uganda in decorative red and white stripes. Which means that consumers can buy a mosquito bed net that is long lasting, strong, beautifully colored and contains an insecticide to kill mosquitoes. Netprotect® mosquito bed nets give consumers protection against annoying mosquito bites and malaria, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, and the...
Okuyamba, the award-winning short documentary that follows the work of health care workers caring for patients dying deep in the villages of Uganda will screen at the 29th Annual Long Island International Film Festival, being held on February 22-24, 2013, at The Hyatt in Hauppauge, New York. Mishawaka, IN (PRWEB) January 12, 2013 Award winning film Okuyamba, is slated to screen at the 29th Annual Long Island International Film Festival. ‘Okuyamba,’ the Lugandan word meaning ‘to...
Penn State The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate. Hydrocephalus -- literally "water on the brain" -- is characterized by the build-up of the fluid that is normally within and surrounding the brain, leading to brain swelling. The swelling will cause brain damage or death if not treated. Even if treated, there is...
Christmas Joy Year-round for 805 African Orphans EUSTIS, Fla., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What began in 1987 as a mission of mercy to provide support for African nations devastated by the HIV/AIDS crisis, as well as providing practical work training skills for impoverished women in the region, has evolved into one of Africa's most prolific faith-based organizations focused on the needs of orphans, widows, and education. (Photo:...
TEL AVIV, Israel, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Datanet, Uganda's the largest privately owned Commercial internet service provider (ISP), selected to lease capacity from DiViNetworks, using the unique DiViCloud [http://www.divinetworks.com/divicloud?utm_source=PRNewsire&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Datanet%2BUganda ] service. DiViCloud loads additional traffic on Datanet's existing international link, above its nominal rate. This process is done without any...
While a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder shows the risk of human conflict in East Africa increases somewhat with hotter temperatures and drops a bit with higher precipitation, it concludes that socioeconomic, political and geographic factors play a much more substantial role than climate change. According to CU-Boulder geography Professor John O'Loughlin, the new CU-Boulder study undertaken with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder is an attempt to...
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The Ugandan red colobus (Procolobus tephrosceles) is a primate native to Africa. It is an Old World monkey that was not classified as its own species until 2001. Its range includes five areas of Uganda and Tanzania that equal 621.3 miles. These areas include the edge of Lake Victoria in Tanzania and Kibale National Park in Uganda, where the largest population is thought to be located. The preferred habitat of this monkey depends on its location, and it some areas, sustainable habitat is...
The Gray-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides) is a species of bird found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The Grey-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) is an Old World monkey found in the forests of Central Africa. They range from Cameroon down to Gabon and across in western Uganda. The Grey-cheeked Mangabey is a dark monkey. It looks in shape overall like a small, hairy baboon. Its thick brown fur is almost black in its forest home. It has a slightly golden mane around the neck. The sexes are similar, with the males slightly larger than the females. The Grey-cheeked Mangabey lives in a...
The Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It is commonly found in North East Africa - including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
