Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) treatment centre in Masaka has not registered any case of the deadly respiratory disease over the last six days, the first time this is happening since the beginning of the year. Dr Nathan Onyach, the Director of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, explains …
Read More »New analysis finds African women less affected by COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women represent a slightly lower proportion than men in terms of infections and deaths from COVID-19, according to a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out in 28 African countries. The analysis, based on gender-sensitive COVID-19 epidemiological data provided by countries, reveals …
Read More »Nwoya football club sues Makerere over false Covid-19 results
Young Elephant FC want court to declare that Makerere University Laboratory was negligent in conducting the Covid-19 tests and order them to pay damages Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nwoya district-based Young Elephant football club has sued Makerere University over fake COVID-19 test results. In their application through their …
Read More »Number of Africans in extreme poverty could rise to 514 mln in 2021
About nine out of ten extremely poor people in the world currently live in Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has warned the COVID-19 pandemic could further exacerbate Africa’s extreme poverty as a total of 514 million Africans are projected to fall …
Read More »Make masks fit better
It can reduce coronavirus exposure by 96% | THE INDEPENDENT | By now, most people have gotten the message that wearing a face mask is one way to help stop the spread of COVID-19. But now health officials are taking the masking message a step further: Don’t just wear a …
Read More »MPs question UDB officials over UGX 455Bn Covid-19 stimulus funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Finance Committee has tasked officials from Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to account for the 455 Billion Shillings which was appropriated to mitigate Covid-19 effects on businesses. This was during a meeting between UDB officials led by the Deputy Executive Director, Denis Ochieng and MPs. …
Read More »World rugby wants world cup postponed over Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Rugby has recommended the postponement of the Rugby World Cup 2021. The tournament is scheduled to be held in New Zealand on 18 September-16 October. World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organizes the Rugby World …
Read More »Rwanda receives COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda on Wednesday morning received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX in its capital, Kigali, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines, which numbered 240,000 doses, will be followed by 102,960 doses of the Pfizer vaccines, also from the …
Read More »EU gives UGX 1.6Bn for wildlife conservation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five organizations in Uganda have secured 1.6 Billion Shillings to boost conservation activities and livelihoods around protected areas. The funds are from the European Union (EU) and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). They will be availed through the International Union for …
Read More »Fruits and vegetables exports jump to $45m
But dealers are crying for government support amidst COVID-19 crisis Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s fruits and vegetable exports maintained a growth trend amidst the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but dealers insist they are loss making and need tangible support from government. Latest data from Bank of Uganda …
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