Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martin Lubega, a nurse based at Soroti Regional Referral hospital has written a handbook providing a step by step guide to health workers and women about pregnancy care. Titled, ‘My pregnancy’, the first of its kind to be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Gulu City especially are struggling to enforce strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) against Coronavirus Disease – COVID-19, two weeks after they resumed operations. There are at least 200 education institutions of learning in Gulu. The Ministry of Education allowed the phased opening of …
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Dr. Amanda Tumusiime takes on research and community outreach in latest project showcasing the relationship between art and nature. Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The so what question stands out every time one mentions they are an artist. “So what if you are an artist?” The question will often …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has launched a COVID-19 Anti-body test kit. The School of Public Health has been working on the testing kit since last year after the outbreak of COVID-19. The self-test kits according to experts are affordable, fast and favourable for mass testing. They will …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical personnel in Gulu district are concerned about several traditional healers who are advertising their ability to heal various ailments along the roadside installations. Adverts by traditional healers, many of whom refer to themselves as doctors are pinned on electric poles, and billboard stands and …
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Denmark temporarily suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine on March 11 as a precautionary move after reports of blood clots and one death. | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the susdpension, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the UK’s regulatory body said that there is no indication that vaccination is …
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Montevideo, Uruguay | THE INDEPENDENT | Uruguay on Tuesday received a new batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac to bolster its immunization drive against COVID-19. A cargo plane carrying the doses landed at Carrasco International Airport in the afternoon on a flight from Beijing. Uruguay launched a vaccination …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jessy Lukwago, a university student wears a Mohawk hairstyle, a trendy style where more hair is left at the center of the head with shorter ones on the sides. Every month he dashes to a salon to trim his fair and maintain his favourite hairstyle. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked health workers to avoid vaccine wastage during the on-going COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The World Health Organization defines vaccine wastage as the sum of vaccines discarded, lost, damaged, or destroyed during transportation of vaccines or poor storage of vaccines. …
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📌 The list of self-reported side affects includes ✳ Crying (43 cases) ✳ Flatulence (89) ✳ Eye Color change (3) ✳ Altered time perception (2) ✳ Electric Shock (2) ✳ Day dreaming (4) ✳ Anger (10) ✳ Tooth discoloration (1) ✳ Thirst (402 cases) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Because …
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