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31% of Ugandans dying from non communicable diseases due to ignorance

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  31 percent of Ugandans dying from Non Communicable Diseases that can be prevented due to ignorance, the Uganda Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance-UNCDA has revealed. UNCDA attributes the problem on the low uptake of screening services among Ugandans. Christopher Kwizera the Programs manager UNCDA says many Ugandans …

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Museveni to address the nation on Wednesday

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni will tomorrow  Wednesday address the country on the COVID-19 pandemic at 5pm, his press secretary Don Wanyama has confirmed.  He is expected to outline new measures the country will take to address the pandemic that has so far claimed more …

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Kitgum, Mukono yet to scale up coronavirus awareness campaigns

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District Local Government Authorities are yet to scale up their awareness campaigns and implementation of preventive measures deemed critical in fighting the spread of new corona Virus Disease [COVID-19].  Although there are no confirmed cases of the disease in Uganda, the Ministry of Health …

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Vendors, traders in Kampala do not know much about COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As East Africa starts reporting cases of COVID 19, in many parts of Kampala, little is known about the disease. With over 170,000 infected persons globally, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, the World Health Organsation (WHO) Director General says that the pandemic should be everyone’s concern because …

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Health Ministry intensifies UPDF training on COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health under its Case Management structure has started training of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDT) on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr George Upenytho the Commissioner Community Health Ministry of health (MOH) who opened the two day training on Monday, said the …

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WHO to examine COVID-19 cases in Africa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization-WHO will scrutinize the COVID-19 cases that have been reported in Africa. This comes at a time when more countries on the African continent seem to be reporting cases of the disease. According to WHO officials, scrutiny is needed to ascertain …

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‘Uganda to produce coronavirus sanitizer’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told Parliament that a Ugandan-made spray which instantly kills viruses, including coronavirus, will soon be on the market. According to information from parliament,  what she described as an invention is however not a coronavirus treatment or cure, …

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Coronavirus disease: What you need to know

Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP  | Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that …

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