All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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401HealthWHO-REACT team concludes twelve-day mission in Uganda
The World Health Organization Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 Response (REACT) made a 12-day visit to Uganda, from...
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375NewsLaw Reform Commission to conduct research on mandatory vaccination
KAMPALA — The Uganda Law Reform Commission will conduct further research on compulsory vaccination amidst an uproar about the proposal. This is...
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443HealthUganda receives 1,000 oxygen cylinders to boost Covid-19 response
The Ministry of Health has received a complete set of one thousand oxygen cylinders worth US$ 233,000 procured by the World Health...
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389NewsUPSHIFT to elevate youth in Uganda with skills and social entrepreneurship
The joint ILO and UNICEF programme will impart life skills and improve the employability of youth recovering from the impact of the...
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755HealthNAEL DABBAGH: The regional healthcare sector must continue to be resilient to overcome new challenges
The last two years have had a profound impact on economies, education, and healthcare systems around the world. As a result, countries,...
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1.5KNewsRwanda reduces quarantine days for arriving passengers
Rwanda has reduced quarantine days for all arriving travelers from three days to one day, according to a statement issued by the...
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3981NewsOmicron bringing an end to the pandemic – Study
A Danish health chief has said the Covid-19 Omicron variant is bringing about the end of the pandemic, saying ‘we will have...
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513NewsUganda eases COVID-19 restrictions including re-opening of schools and bars
In a televised speech late on Friday, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools would be reopened on January...
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927NewsMinister Musenero: Gov’t considering Covidex as prescription for Covid-19
The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Monica Musenero has revealed that government is considering having Covidex, a locally made drug as...
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901EDUCATIONMuseveni assures nation on reopening of schools
President Museveni has assured Ugandans that all schools in the country will fully reopen on 10th January 2022 while the Covid-19 vaccination...
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1.1KINVESTIGATIONSClaims of vaccine hesitancy in African countries are at odds with the reality on the ground
MBARARA, UGANDA — When word gets out that Covid-19 vaccines are locally available, crowds rush to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in western Uganda. Hundreds...
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635HealthWHO urges caution over travel bans linked to new COVID-19 variant
The development on Friday came as a World Health Organization (WHO) panel prepared to meet to assess the potential impact of a...
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346NewsJapanese charity raises $45,000 for Ugandan kids
His Hope Uganda hosted its annual auction fundraiser in Cranbrook and shared what the organization has been up to. The organization was...
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736Tours & TravelTOP STORY: Uganda Airlines` giant Airbus A330 to feature at Dubai airshow
Uganda Airlines will feature one of its A330-800neo (new engine option) aircraft at the Dubai Airshow that will run from November 14-18,...
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620NewsKabuleta: Ugandans shouldn’t be forced to take Covid-19 vaccines
Former Presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has launched a new website portal, dubbed www.falsevaccines.ug to rally Ugandans share experience from the inconsistencies resulting...
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259NewsAfrica faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021
As the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Africa by around 150 million this year, the continent...
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214NewsFDC to launch accountability drive for COVID-19, security funds
The Forum for Democratic party (FDC) in opposition has revealed plans to mobilise Ugandans to demand for accountability of all the funds...
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484AnalysisCOVIDEX clinical trial to starts in two weeks
There has been a cloud surrounding what has deemed Uganda’s gateway to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic; the wait is over. Trials of...
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1.5K2NewsIndigenous Minority Groups decry discrimination in COVID-9 responses
Indigenous Minority Groups (IMGs) have called upon government and all duty bearers to deliberately design programs and responses that target them so...
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337NewsDP- Extension of lockdown is sacrificing Ugandans to hunger, suffering
The Democratic Party (DP) in opposition has demanded that government announces a structured plan to ease the 42 days lockdown that was...
