Ensuring that children and adolescents have access to quality mental health services is a moral imperative and investment in the future Athens, Greece | Xinhua | A new program launched by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe in cooperation with the Greek government on Monday will place the …
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Alcohol can have very dangerous long-term effects on a person’s health if abused Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Alcohol-related deaths soared during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a recent study has revealed. Alcohol-related deaths spiked between 2019 and 2020 from 78,927 to 99,017, while deaths from other …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district health officials have halted the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise over the low turn up of people. The district embarked on the second phase of mass covid-19 vaccination on March 15, with the exercise meant to last for a week. This was after the …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Health Department is targeting to vaccinate 156,755 people in the second phase of the mass Covid-19 vaccination. The Ministry of Health launched the second phase of mass Covid-19 vaccination in Acholi sub-region a week ago from Gulu city. William Onyai, the Gulu District …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release sh3.024 billion to facilitate research on the use of Ivermectin prophylaxis in the treatment of COVID-19 infection. Last year, the President tasked the Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority- UCAA says passenger numbers at Entebbe International Airport are increasing steadily due to the easing of global travel restrictions. According to Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General of UCAA, 110,547 passengers were recorded in January 2022. Of these, 62,677 were …
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Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Temperature screening at public place entrances in Rwanda is no longer required, and is not considered as one of the ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said Thursday. The directive came as infection rate continues to fall. “The ministry directs …
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Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kayunga has arrested three people for allegedly charging and administering expired COVID-19 vaccines to residents and pupils. The arrested include Anna Tumal, a nurse attached to Jonathan medical center in Kayunga, Rose Nakanyike, a teacher at Bright Light Primary School, Kisoga town …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the spike in cases of flu-like symptoms amongst learners in most schools is a result of an outbreak of the seasonal Influenza Type-A and Type-B, and not COVID-19. The Ministry of Health has recently tested one school …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a global spike in COVID-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections. WHO said cases are especially on the rise in parts of Asia, urging for vaccination coverage to be extended and …
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