Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | Patrcia Akankwatsa | On July 8th, the Aga Khan Foundation through the European Union awarded grants from the Early Years Foundation which will help them recover from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. The Aga Khan Foundation partnered with the Early Years Foundation, the Uganda …

  Museveni’s dream and numbers that don’t lie Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Since President Yoweri Museveni announced on June 7, rather surprisingly, that Uganda had attained Lower Middle Income status, the question has been why the President appears desperate for Uganda to attain that rank. Several views have …

Near-term macroeconomic outlook estimates growth at 3.7 percent in financial year 2022, which is lower than pre-COVID-19 projections of over 6 percent Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New global shocks and the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war has dampened Uganda’s economic growth prospects  amidst the waning coronavirus pandemic and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vaccine experts are encouraging Ugandans to report adverse reactions early as the government launches the third COVID-19 vaccination campaign. According to the vaccinologists, many of the reactions experienced by people after vaccination are being reported by family members late thus hindering proper investigations. They say …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has directed hospitals across the country to reserve ten beds to be able to isolate and admit people who present with COVID-19. The decision was made as new cases were averaging 120 per day creating fear that the country could see …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Economic Policy Researcher Center (EPRC) have asked the government to redeem businesses that were completely shutdown due to pressures caused by COVID-19-related restrictions. This followed a survey showing over 400,000 employees of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) lost their jobs over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet has passed a decision that will see an estimated 6 million learners aged 12-17 years get vaccinated against COVID-19. The learners will be vaccinated using the Pfizer vaccine which has been approved by both the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention and …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nyakabande refugee transit center in Kisoro district is struggling to isolate the number of Congolese refugees testing positive for COVID-19 due to space constraints. The transit center is currently home to 10,400 Congolese refugees. More than 100 refugees are registered at the center each day. On …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday reinstated the wearing of masks in public spaces including supermarkets, open air markets, airplanes, trains and public service vehicles to curb further spread of COVID-19 infections. Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health said that other confined spaces …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination campaigns in schools between …