Tag Archives: COVID-19

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association has raised concerns about the failure by the government to pay medics the COVID-19 risk allowances.   According to UMA, health workers at different covid-19 treatment centers like in Gulu, Moroto, Lira, Jinja and Iganga have not been paid the mandated risk …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Micheal Musiitwa Mugwanya, the first medic to succumb to COVID-19 in Kiboga district, has been eulogised as a person who turned around healthcare in the rural district of Kiboga. The Medic who developed symptoms of COVID-19 and ended in Intensive Care at Mulago National …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Health Specialists have cautioned Ugandans against travelling upcountry during the Christmas holiday to avoid the spread of COVID-19.  The warning breaks a long-standing tradition amongst Ugandans, many of whom travel upcountry during the Christmas and new year holiday, to celebrate with their families. The specialists …

  COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  The political temperatures are now close to boiling point. Traditionally December comes with hype of everything. A lot of activities are associated with the last quarter of the year, though December happens to be the climax. This December however is a special one in all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 110 people have been arrested for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Kampala. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says the suspects include managers of arcades and people who were found without wearing face masks. He says the operation follows a public outcry and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & Xinhua | The Ministry of Health has ordered for 9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine amid surging new infections in the country. The ministry said in a statement issued that the vaccines will cover 20 percent of the country’s total population. “Plans are underway …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | One in ten parents living in Kampala’s Kisenyi slum has confessed to having no hope of returning their children to school when educational institutions reopen. This is according to results of a study released by the Makerere University School of Public Health on Wednesday.   The …

How businesses can restructure strategic initiatives that advance the bottom line and core purpose COMMENT | JOAN SEMANDA KIZZA | Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment (CSR/I) has grown to become an intrinsic part of practices by many companies across the globe. In the past, all that mattered for businesses was …

London, UK | Xinhua | Britain’s medical regulator has advised that anyone who has a history of significant allergic reactions to medicines, food or vaccines should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine currently in use in the country, Sky News reported on Wednesday. The COVID-19 vaccine, developed jointly by German company BioNTech …

Washington, US | Xinhua | Vaccine distribution could be “tricky and kind of weird” in the United States because the country’s Centers for Disease Control hasn’t had a visible role during the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has told media. “The federal government has abdicated on many things during the …