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Facts about yellow fever vaccines

Do they provide effective lifelong protection against the disease after a single dose? ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Yellow fever is a largely zoonotic disease endemic to South America’s tropical regions and Africa’s sub-Saharan regions. The yellow fever virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus and causes acute febrile hemorrhagic fever and jaundice. …

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Two pupils killed in bomb blast in Kaabong

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion killed two children and injured two in Nakituriket village in Kakamar Sub County, Kaabong district. The deceased were identified as Ayollo Lokutai aged 13 and Lokoel Komol 12 years, while Meri Lomonyang aged 9, and Meri Lokiditoi were left with minor injuries. The four were …

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Catholic church underscores need of preserving cultural values

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church has emphasized the necessity of upholding cultural norms and values. His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, exemplifies the importance of preserving traditional culture while upholding its principles. In the 1980s, the late Msgr. Timothy Ssemogerere of the Masaka Catholic Diocese …

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Three get killed as truck rams into house

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A FUSO truck rammed into a house in Rukungiri district on Saturday afternoon killing three people. The accident happened at around 2PM at Kakirago village in Bugangari Sub County along Rukungiri – Kihihi-Kanungu road. It is alleged that while the FUSO truck registration number UBC …

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Gov’t commissions shs.1.2 billion Butiaba health center III

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has today officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba health center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba health center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from …

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DCI kills three suspected thugs during operations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) has shot and killed three suspected leaders of gangs operating near the Ministry of Public Service, Katanga, Sir Apollo Kaggwa and Nansana Municipality. A Nansana machete gang commander identified as Pius was shot three times on Friday night at …

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