Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from Makerere University School of Public Health want the government to include sex workers on the list of people who will get the COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers made their plea during the release of study findings on how communities at the border posts of …
Read More »STUDY: Adherence to Covid-19 SOPs low at border points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Key populations operating at borders points to Uganda say that they can’t adhere to the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of maintaining a physical distance as protection against COVID-19. According to the World Health Organization, in the wake of COVID-19 everyone is encouraged …
Read More »Khat, marijuana most used drugs by Ugandan adolescents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Khat and Marijuana have been listed as the drug of choice for many adolescent boys and young men, according to findings of a study by Makerere University School of Public Health. Khat is a flowering plant which contains a stimulant believed to cause excitement, …
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