Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 80 million children in the world could face the risk of suffering from measles, diphtheria and pneumonia. In a joint statement, the World Health Organization, the United Nations International Children’s Fund-UNICEF and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, note that as many as 80 million children …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has said that Uganda does not have the capacity to continue admitting and treating foreign truck drivers who test positive for COVID-19. Uganda has returned more than 145 truck drivers who tested positive to their countries, an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are calls for increased research into the management of preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure which often leads to fatal complications to mothers and babies. Experts attending a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the disease and its complications said that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has told parliament that the Ministry has a deficit of 700.9 billion shillings for Covid-19 response plan activities. According to Aceng, out of the 1.02 trillion shillings that the Ministry had budgeted for, 322.3 billion shillings …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to Uganda Land Commission to cancel all titles issued from plots of land irregularly curved out of Bukalasa Agricultural College. Bukalasa Agricultural College owns land measuring 299.9 acres under title volume 33, folio 2 of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 40 commercial sex workers have asked to be evacuated to their districts of origin after failing to sustain themselves in Gulu during the ongoing lockdown. A rapid assessment conducted by the Special Interest Group Sub-Committee of the District Task Force documented up 528 …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Muyomba, a security guard attached to Pan African Carriers Uganda-Limited, a security firm guarding Southern Range Nyanza Textile Industry in Njeru was dismissed from the job after instructing the factory’s General Manager, Vinay Kumar to wear a face mask. According to the termination letterdated May …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has found that the two drug regimens; Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, that have been widely used in the treatment of COVID-19 are ineffective. The drugs instead lowered the chances of survival for those who used them, according to a reported published in the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum District COVID-19 task force is puzzled over reports that mattresses and blankets were stolen from the isolation and quarantine centres meant to accommodate suspected cases of COVID-19 in Kitgum Municipality. Walter Tooroma, the Kitgum Municipality Mayor revealed that two of the 10 mattresses …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University will only manage to pay three quarters (75 per cent) of each staff’s salary for May 2020 and will suspend all their duties from June 1. This affects both contract and full-time staff. In a note to staff on Friday, UCU vice-chancellor …
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