Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related interventions. Of this, at least 1.3 trillion Shillings was already spent within the 3 per cent legal limit which the government can spend and seek …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied access to hospitals. This comes at a time when health workers are hesitant to get vaccinated. According to the health ministry’s plan, by now, at least 150,000 health workers should have been fully …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer has been bullying governments around the world in COVID-19 vaccine contracts, said a recent report. “The contracts offer a rare glimpse into the power one pharmaceutical corporation has gained to silence governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits …

Makerere University scientists give traditionalists a boost | THE INDEPENDENT | An organic research group at Makerere University Kampala has embarked on testing the safety, quality and efficacy of herbal remedies in a bid to ensure that only those found safe and effective are used. The group from the university’s …

  Nobert Kagoro, the country managing partner at Deloitte Uganda spoke to The Independent about the forthcoming fifth edition of chief financial officer awards. What should the public look out for in the forthcoming 5th edition of Chief Financial Officer Awards? The fifth edition of the CFO Awards have brought …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda should consider announcing dates for reopening of all sectors of the economy to allow the people enjoy their social, economic, cultural and political rights, pundits have said. Speaking at the 6th virtual Town Hall COVID-19 meeting on Nov.15, held under the …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | As the cold days set in, the United States is again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases, though deaths and hospitalizations trend lower, while the federal government’s vaccine mandate consistently faces legal challenges and sectoral resistence. According to The New York Times, the seven-day average …

  ‘We want to be considered as part of this country’ In early 2022, Uganda will be evaluated by the UN Human Rights Council on its human rights record; including its handling of the country’s indigenous minority groups. In a similar assessment in 2016, the government committed to give them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The enforcement of COVID-19 surveillance in primary and secondary schools has been left to teachers. This is according to the school re-opening plan by the Ministry of Education. When schools reopened in October for candidate and semi-candidate classes last year, the health ministry’s schools re-opening …

The Hague, Netherlands | Xinhua | The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the authorization of two medicines for the treatment of COVID-19. The two medicines are Ronapreve made by the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Roche, and Regkirona made by South Korean drug company Celltrion, the agency said in a statement on …