Epidemics Tracker

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health says the 1,674,270 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine it has received from the US government will be administered only within Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono. Dr. Alfred Driwale, the program manager of Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization says the Pfizer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a consignment of  more than 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines thanks to a donation by the United States government. This is the second consignment of COVID-19 vaccines that the Biden administration has sent to Uganda. The first arrived on September …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private health service providers are stuck with patients, many of whom cannot afford the cost of treatment, but have also refused to leave the facilities and seek medical attention elsewhere. Grace Kiwanuka, the Executive Director for the Uganda Healthcare Federation says that since the height of …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officers in Kabale district are accusing a section of leaders for frustrating enforcement of Covid-19 preventive guidelines. The officers argue that they are facing difficulties whenever violators of the curfew are arrested but leaders order for their immediate release. They also add that some …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum District are unhappy over the delayed payment of their allowances as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The government disbursed shillings 407 million to Kitgum District in July this year to facilitate emergency responses in the fight against COVID-19. …

Nimule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development – IGAD has reactivated a joint committee to respond to the health and social-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Uganda-South Sudan border. The 10-member committee Selected during a cross-border committee meeting held in Nimule Town Council on …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s men netball team, the Rock will this afternoon battle hosts South Africa in the final of International Male Netball Championship at Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. The Uganda Rock reached the final after winning their last two group games against neighbors Kenya …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority has not registered any life-threatening side effects associated with the use of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. Uganda received 300,000 doses of Sinovac in July as a donation from China, and the jabs were subsequently ring-fenced for teachers who had not been …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 2,146 teachers and non-teaching staff in Busia district have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The district received 5,169 doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines targeting more than 5,000 people. Dr Mathias Wabwire Panyako, the Busia District Health Officer says that out of the 2,146 teachers, 346 …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission has started investigating reports of torture and killing of suspects arrested during the enforcement of COVID-19 control measures in parts of Luwero. At least two people have reportedly been killed and scores injured during operations conducted by policemen to enforce …