Day: February 13, 2023

OPEN Health to acquire leading US-based life science strategy and advisory firm Acsel Health

London, U.K., Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OPEN Health, a pre-eminent global provider of scientific communications and HEOR & market access services, announced the acquisition of Acsel Health (“Acsel”), a New York-based life science strategy and advisory firm focused on commercial strategy, pricing and market access, and commercial excellence. Acsel’s deep industry expertise, scientific rigor, and actionable analysis drives its […]

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POLICE RESCUES 17-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL GIRL FROM FORCEFUL CHILD MARRIAGE, 5 SUSPECTS CHARGED WITH KIDNAP, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND AGGRAVATED DEFILEMENT

The Directorate of CID in coordination with Kiruhura Territorial Police, have in custody 5 suspects, linked to the alleged kidnap of a 17-year-old, school girl, trafficking with intent to forcefully marry her of and for aggravated defilement. The victim was recovered and is being managed by a team of experts from the Gender Unit at […]

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9 SUSPECTS INCLUDING TWO BANKERS CHARGED TO COURT WITH BANK FRAUDS, OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND CAUSING FINANCIAL LOSS

A composite team from CID Headquarters, the Special Investigations Division, KMP Headquarters, Jinja Road Division, in coordination with the Investigations Department at Stanbic Bank, Uganda, has in custody 9 suspects who are scheduled to appear before the Anti-Corruption Division in Kololo, after they fraudulently accessed a client’s account, and made unauthorised transfers of funds, worth […]

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Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak

Equatorial Guinea announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization said in a statement Monday. The small central African nation of about 1.6 million people reported nine deaths and 16 more suspected cases after a sample sent to a laboratory in Senegal on February […]

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TWO POLICE OFFICERS SUSPENDED AFTER VIDEO OF VIOLENT ENCOUNTER WITH LOCAL ASKARI AT LABOR EXPORT COMPANY

The Territorial Police in KMP in close coordination with the Professional Standards Unit, has suspended two police officers and charged them discreditable conduct, after they confronted a local Askari, who had locked them inside Ms. Harchar International Labour Company. During the confrontation, they were centered branding a gun on video, amidst threats to shoot the […]

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