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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The outbreak in Equateur Province emerged …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for an integrated approach to boost the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes in Africa. Matshidiso Moeti, regional director for WHO in Africa, said that under investments had undermined diagnosis and case management of …

Kalangala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kalangala district Covid-19 task force has quarantined at least 1000 residents at Nkose Island as the district records it’s second positive case for Coronavirus. The case is of an adult female whose samples were collected in Buvuma Health Center IV on 28th of August but …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging countries to adopt antigen testing for COVID-19, owing to the high prices for the widely used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the Deputy Director of the Africa CDC said that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police has quarantined 40 suspects and closed Kawempe Police Station after a suspect tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect who tested positive is a 15-year old juvenile who was arrested on allegation of defilement. …

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The difficulty to access Uganda’s farm produce by regional traders that has been pushing grain prices down is being worsened by the newly instituted COVID-19 testing fee, raising the anxiety of traders who have been relying on customers from neighbouring countries. Drivers and other persons …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is panic at Masaka district headquarters after five staff tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19.  The five staff members are currently undergoing treatment at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The five cases are part of 75 staff of Masaka District Local Government who were tested for COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged countries to use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change. “We have a choice: business as usual, leading to further calamity; or we can use the recovery from COVID-19 to provide a real opportunity to put the world …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a 15 percent reduction in new COVID-19 infections in Africa, the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said during a meeting held to discuss how Africa Economies can safely open up amidst the pandemic. In the meeting held today, Wednesday, Dr Ahmed Ogwell …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society Organizations which deal with Gender-Based Violence [GBV], Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights [SRHR] and HIV have called on the Ministry of Health to integrate these services to enable people to easily access them. Addressing the media today in Kampala, the coalition of …