Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mass vaccination against cholera has kicked off today in Kasese district. The five-day exercise was rolled out on Sunday by a joint team comprising of Ministry of Health officials and the district health team with support from World Health Organization-WHO. The exercise will target more …
Read More »WHO urges gov’ts to ‘focus on fundamentals’ as COVID-19 caseloads rise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization is advising governments and people everywhere not to let their guard down, for the benefit of those hospitalized, or working on the front line of the battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic, as COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate. “I know there’s …
Read More »Herd immunity, an ‘Unethical’ COVID-19 strategy- WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Using the principle of the so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and not an option, countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned. Herd immunity occurs when a large …
Read More »Health ministry gets greenlight for COVID-19 antigen tests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to start using the Rapid Antigen Detection Test (RADT) for COVID-19, according to the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI. The test was given emergency use status by the World Health Organisation last month. The test is a rapid point-of-care swab test that directly …
Read More »WHO decries rising burden of mental illnesses in Africa due to COVID-19
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday sounded alarm over a spike in mental ailments in Africa due to COVID-19 related social and economic disruptions. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said the pandemic had worsened the continent’s mental health crisis amid lockdowns, job …
Read More »A hundred babies born dead daily in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of babies being born dead in Uganda is alarmingly on the rise, even as the globally, the percentage of stillbirths is showing some decline. A worrying nine percent increase in stillbirths have been registered over the decade just ended from 2010 to …
Read More »UK gives Uganda Shs6billion to support COVID-19 activities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UK government has allocated 1.3million euros (about she 6.1billion) to Uganda to support the Coronavirus (COVID-19) response. According to a statement released on Thursday, the money goes to the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration with specific roles attached to …
Read More »Scientist recommends Wulira App in diagnosing hearing loss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons threatened with hearing loss can now be diagnosed earlier thanks to a smartphone based audiometry app named Wulira. The application which works just like the pure tone audiometer, the recommended equipment by the World Health Organisation requires the user to have a mobile …
Read More »WHO urges protection of elderly persons in Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria | XINHUA | African countries should prioritize safety for the elderly population, whose vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic is higher compared to other population groups, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. Matshidiso Moeti, …
Read More »WHO hails Africa’s declining COVID-19 cases, urges caution to prevent 2nd wave
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday hailed declining COVID-19 positive cases in Africa but stressed the need to strengthen containment measures amid risk of a second wave in the continent. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional director for Africa, said the continent has escaped an implosion …
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