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Modern regional Incinerator set to transform medical waste management in Acholi

An interior view of the incinerator at Anyaya Parish, Unyama Sub-county. The incinerator will handle nearly all categories of infectious medical waste, excluding certain recyclable materials such as empty pharmaceutical vials By reporter  Gulu City. For years, the small incinerator inside Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has served beyond its intended capacity. Originally built to dispose […]

Watering the Wild: Valley Dams Emerge as Key Defense Against Drought.

An AI-generated image of a valley dam at Lake Mburo National Park. To address the growing water crisis, UWA has scaled up the construction of valley dams—man-made reservoirs designed to trap and store rainwater for use during dry periods By Willy Chowoo Nwoya District. As climate change tightens its grip on Uganda’s protected areas, the […]