Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has called for equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccine when it becomes available warning that the world cannot make the same mistakes it made in the fight against HIV. She said millions …

Kagadi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Kagadi district local government headquarters have been thrown into panic and declared a no-go area after a senior staff tested positive for COVID-19. Businesses came to a standstill on Monday at the district headquarters after staff members at the district headquarters received information that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched a new report in which countries are being urged to set new targets that will enable them end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Titled, ‘Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the …

  Vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 was 94.1%; vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 was 100% Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine now shows efficacy of 100% against severe coronavirus infections, its manufactures have said. They will apply today to the US Food and Drug Administration for an authorisation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to extend its humanitarian work, the government of India through the Indian Women Association (IWA) in Uganda has launched a camp to provide artificial limbs to amputees in Uganda. The chairperson of IWA, Suman Venkatesh said that the artifical limb fitment camp …

Focus on schools, campaigns, Christmas travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the number of deaths due to COVID-19 nears 200, health officials and experts appear frustrated, worried and unsure of how to proceed. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care, says more patients with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government will compensate families of those killed during the recent city protests. Museveni made the remarks during his televised national address on issues of security and covid-19 situation on Sunday evening. President Museveni says that he has already …

Museveni says doctors to start finding out efficacy of Ugandan made COVID-19 medicine on December 15, 2020 New Delhi, India | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA |  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited three pharmaceutical facilities in the country to review the development and manufacturing process of COVID-19 vaccines. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new study has showed that children are not wearing face masks properly as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to protect themselves from the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The study by the Makerere University School of Public Health was conducted between August and September among …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | An analysis by the World Health Organization – WHO on whether countries in Africa are ready for a COVID-19 vaccine has found that many are not ready. When they analysed readiness data, they found only 49% have identified the priority populations for vaccination and have …