Tag Archives: COVID-19

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Gulu University Council will amend some sections of the Students’ Guild Constitution to allow for virtual elections. The proposed amendment follows the postponement of the guild elections that was slated on 26th January. The exercise was supposed to be conducted by online voting but …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Special needs schools have remained closed, despite a go-ahead given to them by the Ministry of Education, to resume operations for all learners, four months ago. Education authorities gave a green light to schools in the said category and their international counterparts to reopen at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has used up to 720 million Shillings to rehabilitate structures at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, before it could be used as a treatment centre for COVID-19 patients. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine says that the arena was in a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Common antibiotic azithromycin has been found not to have any effect on treating COVID-19, according to a new study published in the medical journal, The Lancet. The study showed that the drug had no effect on patients admitted to hospitals. It could not reduce deaths …

Transparency International reveals that persistent corruption is undermining health care | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on Jan 28, by Transparency International reveals that persistent corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries that perform well on …

As Kenya becomes the latest African country to succumb to the economic fallout of the virus, can its economy rebound in 2021 as a deadly second wave sweeps the continent? | TOM COLLINS | Kenya’s economy slumped into a recession for the first time in almost two decades after GDP …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development wants an additional 292.394 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and support the economy.        This is the fourth supplementary requested by the Ministry since Parliament approved the 45.5 trillion budget …

Government has tabled a supplementary requirement of sh292 billion shillings for the financial year 2020/2021 ✳ UCE exams March 1 to 31 ✳ PLE March 30th & 31 ✳ UACE April 12 – 30 Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) is seeking an additional sh10.465 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There have been mixed reactions to government’s decision to re-open schools. When President Yoweri Museveni addresses the nation on schools re-opening tomorrow, Thursday 8pm, he will aim to clear the many grey areas educationists have pointed out. According to government’s plan, Primary 6, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts are worried that the reopening of educational institutions for non-candidate might trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases if schools do not fully adhere to the required Standard Operating Procedures -SOPs. During the first phase of re-opening, schools were required to put in place …