Uganda rabies cases 2020 ● Total cases reported 13,392 (average 99 cases per week) ● Total deaths 266. Select district figures Kampala -763 Moroto -487 Masindi -415 Ntungamo -442 Mbarara -464 Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries(MAAIF) in conjunction with the Uganda Veterinary …
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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli teachers who have not been vaccinated against the COVID-19 will be banned from entering schools unless they present a negative test result, Israeli Ministry of Education said on Thursday. Under the decision, teachers who do not present the Green Pass, which is a proof of …
Read More »Teachers in Kitgum buy fake Covid-19 vaccination cards
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Kitgum opposed to the vaccination against Covid-19 are buying vaccination cards without receiving the jab. The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech and Covid-19 taskforce chairperson says that they have received information about teachers dodging vaccines and opting for fake documents. Recently, the …
Read More »UBL, Coca-Cola partners with KCCA, healthy ministry to step up COVID-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, and Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority and the Ministry of Health to speed up COVID-19 vaccination and open up the economy. The above entities said on Sept.22 that the drive …
Read More »Over 2,000 doses of cholera vaccines unutilized as Busia residents shun vaccination
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia district has failed to administer 2,628 of the 71,150 oral cholera vaccines because some of the residents have shunned the exercise. Last week, Busia district received 71,150 oral cholera vaccines targeting to vaccinate more than 70,000 people aged from one year and above specifically …
Read More »Gov’t has no plan to vaccinate children below 15 years – Ministry of health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by their counterparts in the education sector. Previously, the ministries of education and health had announced that the government would carry out vaccination of all learners …
Read More »Close to 80% of teachers in Pader vaccinated against COVID-19
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly 80 percent of teachers and school support staff in Pader district have already received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine. The Pader district secretary for Health, also the LCV vice Chairperson Justine Ocen says latest estimates indicate that over 78 percent of …
Read More »Museveni demands school reopening date by next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national taskforce to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on …
Read More »Health authorities suspend Covid-19 vaccination in Busia municipality
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Busia municipality have halted the COVID-19 vaccination exercise because of the ongoing cholera vaccination. On Monday, Busia district received 2,432 doses of AstraZeneca and 2,737 doses of Sinovac vaccines for the mass vaccination of teachers. However, the District Health Officer Dr. Mathias …
Read More »Medical students decry forced vaccination as postmortem for deceased colleague delays
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of Covid-19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received …
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