The lender will also provide policy and technical advice to ensure countries access global expertise | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As the world grapples with the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to US$12 billion in immediate support to assist countries …
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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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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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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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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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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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Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. “I am afraid for my father, who is old and sick, so I have come here …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High court has awarded a family Shillings 65 million for the death of their relative at the Bukoto based Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Center Limited. The late Mercy Ayiru, 34, died on October 14, 2010 following unsuccessful operation to remove fibroids. The operation …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has confirmed four additional coronavirus cases, one of them being a 22-year-old Ugandan national who arrived in Kigali from London on March 15. That brings to five the number positive cases in Rwanda, as the virus hits several East African countries. …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Primary Health Care Minister, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu has expressed disappointment over the poor services in the laboratory of Arua Regional Referral Hospital. She expressed her displeasure while inspecting the state of art laboratory with officials from the National Laboratory Services and Health Ministry. …
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