Health

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The economic uncertainty of  the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic will likely cost the global economy USD 1 trillion in 2020, the UN’s trade and development agency, UNCTAD, has said.   The warning was sounded by Richard Kozul-Wright, the Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Concern that President Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed Monday as US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | DR Congo health officials said Monday they were “keeping fingers crossed” to declare a deadly 19-month Ebola epidemic over next month, while monitoring former patients for signs of the virus. While the world’s attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient under …

Beijing, China | AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January — a major sign that officials believe the outbreak is under control. Xi’s unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has closed its doors on all people traveling from countries that are highly hit by the COVID 19 disease that is spreading like a wild fire across the world. The people countries that have been stopped from traveling to Uganda fall under category …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A one-month HIV exhibition exercise has kicked off in Arua to showcase the devastating journey of HIV pandemic. The public exposition which kicked off on Thursday at Cafeteria in Arua town is the first of its kind in the West Nile region with particular emphasis …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first-ever Uganda-Europe business summit that will bring together over 700 business people and organizations from Europe and Uganda is being eclipsed by a threat of the spread of coronavirus that is devastating parts of Europe. Germany, Italy and France are some of the European …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Former World Champions Dorcus Inzikuru and Speaker Rebecca Kadaga joined hundreds of runners Sunday who turned up to raise millions to support the work of Mildmay Uganda. When Kadaga flagged off Inzikuru and several runners in the 2, 5 and 7 km event categories from …

However, there are no mandatory standards for online education | CARLO PERROTTA | The spread of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 is a public health emergency with economic and social ramifications in China and across the world. While the impacts on business are well documented, education is also facing …

However, the preventive clothing may increase the cost of treatment | THE INDEPENDENT | Insecticide treated protective clothing could cut malaria infections in children under five by half while also reducing anaemia rates, a study suggests. During the study, the clothing, which contained permethrin insecticide, was sewn as a hooded …