Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of its new drive to test all adults of 19 years and above, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has designated a number of health facilities as hepatitis B treatment centers in Kampala allocating two are more facilities in each division. This is part …
Read More »WHO seeks USD 1.96 billion for 2021 COVID-19 response plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly USD 2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 response which, was launched on Thursday in Geneva. The 2021 plan will have six objectives: suppressing transmission, reducing exposure, countering misinformation and disinformation, …
Read More »MOH embarks on survey to establish number of Ugandans infected with COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health ministry is to carry out a COVID-19 rapid assessment survey to determine the number of people that have been infected with COVID-19. The survey is scheduled to be carried out at the end of the month. This follows a drop …
Read More »WHO pledges to boost Africa’s response to Ebola, COVID-19
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized financial resources and technical expertise to boost the war against Ebola and COVID-19 in Africa amid threat to the continent’s public health system, an official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa said that boosting the …
Read More »NMS rallies health facilities to follow drugs’ delivery schedules
Kampala, Uganda | Khisa Isaac | The National Medical Stores (NMS) has called upon all government health facilities to submit their medicine requests within the set deadlines according to the Store’s delivery schedule to enhance availability of medicines in the country. “Currently, we serve over 3,000 health facilities across the …
Read More »Sane satirizes white supremacy with black bodies
Tracy Chapman, Paul Gilroy, Nina Simone play as tropes in new body of work | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | As a political satirist artist, Eria Sane Nsubuga, is equally humorous as intelligent. His appropriation of political protagonists like former US president Donald Trump, Theresa May and other respective black revolutionary characters, …
Read More »WHO launches consolidated malaria treatment and prevention guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation- WHO has issued new malaria prevention and treatment guidelines. The guidelines and recommendations are through a web-based platform that countries can navigate to find up to date information to update their national response depending on the extent of their disease problem. In the …
Read More »Food shortage hits 40,000 households in Karamoja
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families across Karamoja region are one the verge of starvation due to severe food shortage. Although this isn’t the first time the region is experiencing food shortage, the current situation is worse owing to last year’s floods and the nationwide lockdown to contain the …
Read More »Major airlines to deliver COVID-19 vaccines through new airfreight initiative
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen airlines have said an agreement with UNICEF to support its ‘Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative’, to secure transport for COVID-19 vaccines with the the onset of vaccination in different countries across the world. The airlines are backing the landmark initiative to prioritize delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential …
Read More »Kinkizi development company withdrawals from Rugyeyo health facility partnership
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kinkizi Development Company Ltd has decided to terminate its partnership with Kanungu District Local Government to manage Rugyeyo Community Hospital in Kanungu District. The company entered into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with Kanungu District Local Government in 2018 to establish, develop and operate Rugyeyo Community …
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