Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 84 percent of health workers have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 according to records from the ministry of health. As of last week, only 24,093 health workers had gotten the vaccine. This according to health ministry officials is worrying and likely to increase vaccine hesitancy …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Telemedicine health provider, Rocket Health together with United Nations Development Programme have unveiled a project dubbed ‘Telemedicine for Tourism’ in Uganda to meet health needs of tourists visiting the country. Under this US$40,000 (approx.Shs144mn) project, a Rocket Health physician in one location can offer healthcare …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has encouraged government and the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) to ensure the services of animal health personnel reaches out to the common person at the grass roots. This, FAO suggests, can be done by …
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Parliamentary Forum on Malaria wants government to dedicate Shillings 250 billion to fighting malaria for a period of five years Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Forum on Malaria is calling for the mainstreaming of the fight against malaria as a means to kick the disease completely out of the …
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Chancellor Prof Charles Olweny hails record number of graduands at Mbarara University Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students and staff of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have been challenged to resolve conflicts intellectually, and avoid strikes. “There has been a lot of unrest at public universities. There have …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | There is a need for African governments to invest in community outreach programs aimed at combating vaccine hesitancy that has undermined the fight against infectious diseases including COVID-19, an African expert said on Saturday at the start of African Vaccination Week. The African Vaccination Week that …
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Delayed measles immunization on the continent could cause a resurgence of the disease Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Several African countries could experience an outbreak of measles amid stalled vaccination against the viral disease linked to COVID-19 disruptions, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday ahead of the African …
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✳ High-level vaccine efficacy of 77% in African children achieve WHO-specified efficacy goal of 75% ✳ Vaccine, trialled in 450 children, shows favourable safety profile and was well-tolerated ✳ Vaccine candidate, R21/Matrix-M, has excellent potential for large-scale manufacturing and low-cost supply London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the …
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WHO says 650,000 children in 3 African countries get malaria vaccine Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the last two years since its launch, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday ahead of World Malaria …
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Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited has been approved to market antiretrovirals and malaria medicines to the ECOWAS and ZAZIBONA regions Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CiplaQCIL) recently acquired approval to manufacture and distribute lifesaving medicines to the ECOWAS and ZAZIBONA regions in Africa. The company was …
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