Tag Archives: COVID-19

What happened when they stopped going to school? | CONRAD HUGHES | The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools and universities across the world. UNESCO figures state that the worldwide average time lost due to COVID-19 related school closures has been two thirds of an academic year. In Africa there have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 mandates including vaccination and standard operating procedures should be enforced by authorities while knowing that there are people whose natural immune system is strong enough to beat the pandemic, experts have said. The government of Uganda continues to encourage Ugandans to go for COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country needs much better investment in health facilities to respond effectively to the Covid-19 third wave. Lt. Col Dr. Henry Kyobe, the National COVID-19 Incident Commander says that the Ugandan health system might not fare any better than it did during the second …

But can Glasgow Climate Pact speed up pace of climate action? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Nov.13, as thousands of climate scientists, diplomats, senior government officials, civil society activists, bankers and fossil fuel executives exited Glasgow, almost a day after the COP26 was scheduled to end, many left …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda on Saturday said it is aiming to vaccinate the entire adult population against COVID-19 ahead of the full reopening of the country’s economy early next year. In a televised address about the country’s COVID-19 situation, President Yoweri Museveni said his government has expanded its …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all adults. The agency expanded emergency use authorization for booster doses of both the mRNA vaccines beyond who was previously eligible — boosters had been authorized …

  Major UDBL media campaign on TV, Radio and online invites Ugandans to connect with national spirit with messages of hope and change Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, has unveiled a thematic campaign aimed at drawing attention to …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sub county chief and community development officer of Chesowel sub county, Bukwo district are in trouble for allegedly stealing Covid-19 funds meant for Village Health Teams and the LCI chairpersons. The suspects are Ben Lwendok, the sub county chief and Alex Kidet, the Community Development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Health Officers want the Ministry of Health to recall some of their least demanded COVID-19 vaccines to avoid cases of expired jabs. The call was made during the two-day Health Sector Joint Review Mission that took place in Kampala. According to DHOs from the …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. House panel probing former President Donald Trump’s administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued a subpoena on Thursday to his onetime aide, Peter Navarro, asking him to produce documents and appear for a deposition. Navarro served as director of the White House Office of …