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Washington, US | XINHUA | The credibility of two leading U.S. health agencies has been questioned after they made controversial coronavirus-related decisions under possible political pressure, according to a report by the Associated Press (AP). Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), overstated the therapeutic effect of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just hours left to the 2020 virtual Rotary Cancer Run, Buganda Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, has pledged his participation in the virtual Rotary Cancer Run to be held on the 30th of August 2020. The Cancer run has for the past 9 years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda has fastest COVID rate in Africa: Fear rising of another lockdown THE LAST WORD Behind the coup in Mali: The things that democracy (and pseudo democracy) evangelists need to know about freedom …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to 90% of  Kampala’s record 175 COVID-19 cases have  reported using public transport and the taxi park. The other key of source of infection, according to a statement from Kampala Capital City Authority, are offices, workshops and arcades, due to noncompliance to …

Mexico City, Mexico | XINHUA | The COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty, expanded the size of the informal economy, and threatened the weak health systems of some countries in Central America, experts have said. According to the Inter-American Development Bank, 274,000 formal jobs could be lost in Guatemala, 130,000 in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is investigating claims that Ugandan musician  Edrisa Musuuza also known as Eddy Kenzo has breached quarantine guidelines. Kenzo is among the 232 Ugandans and legal residents who arrived in the country from West Africa and Europe on July 25 and are currently …

Chicago, US | XINHUA | An analysis of data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) conducted by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) finds that particulate pollution cuts global life expectancy by nearly two years, relative to what it would be if air quality met the …

San Francisco, US | XINHUA | Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits extending to communities, according to research released by the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) on Monday. The study, focusing …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Medical Centre (IMC) has expanded its Mbale Clinic with an In-Patient Department as it strengthens its network across Uganda. According to the General Manager of International Medical Centre, Joel Oroni, the expansion drive is aimed at increasing the healthcare services offered in Mbale. …

✳ 1,079 Ugandan cases ✳ 971 Ugandan recoveries ✳ 1 Ugandan death Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has registered its first COVID-19 death four months after the epidemic broke out in the country. The victim is a 34-year-old woman who died at Joy Hospice Center in Mbale City …