Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Too many barriers still prevent refugees from being vaccinated against COVID-19, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday, as only a small portion of the 82.4 million displaced individuals received jabs. “Around the world, we have seen an unwavering commitment to not leave refugees behind …
Read More »Hoima hospital under probe for chasing Covid-19 patients
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is under investigation for allegedly chasing people who tested positive for COVID-19. It is said that the hospital management ejected up to 20 people who tested positive for the virus at the health facility last week on Tuesday. Reports indicate that …
Read More »COVID-19 pandemic fueling major increase in drug use – Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 percent from 2010. There is a significant increase in the use of cannabis during the pandemic. That’s among the key findings of the …
Read More »Africa’s COVID-19 caseload at historic high amid third wave – WHO
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has surged at an unprecedented pace as the continent grapples with a third wave that has posed a dire threat to public health infrastructure, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for …
Read More »Women activists against women sleeping in markets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women activists have asked the government to look beyond mosquito nets and provide women spending nights in markets with security and sanitary places to guarantee their safety. On Friday last week, President Yoweri Museveni asked women vendors to sleep in the markets to reduce contact …
Read More »Only vaccinated police officers, civilians to access police headquarters – IGP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed access to Naguru police headquarters, according to the new directives by Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola. Counter-terrorism teams guarding the entrance are restricting people from going beyond the gate without proof of vaccination. …
Read More »NMS delivers over 93,000 Covid-19 doses to 94 districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) has so far delivered 93,360 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines to 94 districts across the country. These are part of the 175,200 doses of the AstraZenca vaccine, Uganda received last week from the French government. Sheila Nduhukire, the NMS spokesperson …
Read More »Unreliable ambulance services take toll on Covid-19 response in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 task forces in Acholi have expressed concern about the unreliable ambulance services that are affecting timely care delivery to patients in the region. Some of the ambulances have broken down due to mechanical conditions and require huge budgets to repair and maintain. Apart …
Read More »Covid-19 cases high in prison, police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies are experiencing an increase in the number of their personnel infected with Covid-19. The personnel are either hospitalized or seeking treatment from their homes. Figures from sources including those already confirmed show security agencies among others, Uganda Prisons Service- UPS, Uganda People’s Defence …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah in UK to visit his son – Chris Obore
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah conducted several COVID-19 tests from 2nd June to 22 June before traveling to the UK, and in all he emerged negative according to family sources. Oulanyah last presided over the sitting of the 11th Parliament during the reading of …
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