Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A year behind schedule, the Ministry of Health has set new dates for opening of a new vaccines store currently under construction at Kajjansi on the outskirts of Kampala. The $7.6million project that is being completed using funds secured from donors, Global Fund and …
Read More »USAID maternal health project exposes flaws in free health care
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recommended that the government drops the public free healthcare system in favour of mechanisms that allow the low-income earners and the informal sector pool resources to service their health bills. The development comes as the …
Read More »Police impounds 212 taxis for flouting KCCA, COVID-19 rules
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda police impounded 212 taxis and 47 buses in Kampala Metropolitan Area on the very day they returned to the roads for flouting new rules for their operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Yoweri Museveni lifted the ban on public …
Read More »Minor fire guts hut in Kasubi Royal Tombs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire has gutted one of the huts in Kasubi tombs, the burial grounds for four former Kings of Buganda Kingdom and other members of the Royal Family. The minor fire is said to have broken out in the hut located just a distance …
Read More »Hundreds of passengers spend night in taxi, bus parks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2000 travelers spent Thursday night in city Taxi and Bus parks across Kampala due to curfew restrictions. According to the officials of Namayiba Bus Terminal, USAFI and New Taxi Parks, hundreds of travelers couldn’t get transport means to their destinations because of …
Read More »Fort Portal municipal council plans to remove the lion effigy
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is unease in Fort Portal Municipality as a result of a planned removal of a lion effigy that stands at the roundabout in the centre of the town. The effigy was erected in 2016 after consultations between Tooro Kingdom and Fort Portal …
Read More »International students seek help to return to their countries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International students want the government and Foreign Affairs Ministries in their home countries to make arrangements to evacuate them from Uganda given the economic hardships they are facing because of the lockdown. The students, some of whom have been in the country for three …
Read More »CAA tightens COVID-19 measures at Entebbe airport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has tightened measures at Entebbe International Airport to combat the spread of COVID-19. Departing passengers will now be expected to arrive at the airport at least four hours before boarding to go through the health port screening procedures. They will …
Read More »USAID to train health workers on new COVID-19 treatment protocols
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working on new assistance in Uganda to revamp COVID-19 prevention and case management in health facilities. Without mentioning specific amounts going into the training of health workers, the USAID Global Malaria Coordinator and COVID-19 task …
Read More »Uganda pledges USD 1 million to support vaccine programs in poor countries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has pledged USD 1 million (3.7 billion Shillings) in funding for vaccine programmes in the world’s poorest countries. Uganda’s first-ever pledge to be given in installments until 2025, was announced at a Global Vaccines Summit attended by representatives from 52 countries including 35 …
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