Epidemics Tracker

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Absa Bank Uganda and International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, have partnered to train over 300 Ugandan small and medium-sized enterprises to help them assess business risks, adapt their business models, and navigate the difficult operating environment caused by COVID-19 pandemic. …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has received 15,352 face masks from the Ministry of Health for candidates and finalists in primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions. The face masks were delivered in fulfillment of a pledge made by the Ministry of Education to aid learners as classes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a government proposal to exempt taxes from items used by medical workers in the treatment of COVID-19. Also exempted are materials and inputs used in the manufacture of equipment for the prevention, protection and treatment of COVID-19 patients. These include disposable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials at Entebbe International Airport will no longer use the Quick Response (QR) codes on PCR COVID-19 test certificates to determine their authenticity, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has revealed. A statement issued by UCCA says they have decided to drop the use of QR …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandan Medical Experts have cautioned against the consideration of herd immunity as an option for curbing COVID-19. Similar to an argument by the World Health Organisation, they argue that the strategy is scientifically problematic. Herd immunity occurs when a large portion of a community (the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started training health workers on risk communication and surveillance owing to general complacency on wearing masks and other Standard Operating Procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  The group of over 200 people from 72 districts of East and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tom Felix Mudaali, the senior assistant engineer of Wakiso district is the latest victim of the novel coronavirus disease-COVID-19. Mudaali breathed his last at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he was admitted in intensive care over the weekend in critical condition. Wakiso district LC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical experts have warned against the use of uncalibrated thermometers at schools which leaves learners and teachers open to Covid-19 risks. This comes as some schools in their attempt to adhere to the set standard operating procedures have procured non-contact infrared thermometers that have …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Institutes for Health (NIH) has embarked on a new phase III study where they are testing the effectiveness of three drugs that help to activate, boost, or restore normal immune function after the virus has damaged the immune system. These drugs are also …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization is advising governments and people everywhere not to let their guard down, for the benefit of those hospitalized, or working on the front line of the battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic, as COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate. “I know there’s …