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  Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned there could be delays to delivering vaccines to ‘needy’ countries like Uganda, if developed countries do not stop hoarding supplies. The world health body appealed to countries that have contracted more vaccines than they will need, and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs have shown to be effective in stopping the occurrence of death in severely sick COVID-19 patients. The drugs, tocilizumab and sarilumab are anti-inflammatory medication used to treat arthritis by stopping inflammation from taking place.      Results from a double-blinded phase …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a tipping point in the fight against COVID-19, amid surging cases in Europe and the fresh challenge of a mutating virus.   “We were prepared for a challenging start to 2021 and it has been just that”, Dr …

London, England | THE INDEPENDENT |    English Premier League club Aston Villa confirmed on Thursday that the club has closed its training ground due to an outbreak of COVID-19. “A large number of first-team players and staff returned positive tests after being routinely tested on Monday and immediately went into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that it does not know the cost of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite ordering for two million doses. According to the ministry of health officials, the government has only budgeted for the vaccination process to cost an estimated 1.4 …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reduction diarrhoea cases across Karamoja region due to the positive response by the community to hand washing against the coronavirus pandemic, health officials have revealed.  Dr. John Anguzu, the Nakapiripirit District Health Director, says the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the country …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy-eight politicians right from the district, municipality and sub county levels in Moroto lack pit latrines in their residential premises.  The politicians have named in one and half page of shame produced by the Moroto District Health Director, Dr. Hanes Lokales.  According to Dr. Lokales, most …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Pharmacies around Kampala are rationing Vitamin C tablets due to the shortage of the drug on the Ugandan market.  At many pharmacies that URN visited in Ntinda, Wandegeya, Kamwokya and within the Central Business District, customers cannot buy more than one box of Vitamin C …

  London, UK | XINHUA |  Millions of Britons woke up Tuesday to face new strict lockdown measures requiring them to stay indoors as COVID-19 infections continue to spiral upwards. Announcing the lockdown, the third of its kind since the pandemic began in the country, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Intensive Care Units in the country are not up and running as intended due to a lack of staff to operationalise the specialised wards. According to hospital administrators that URN spoke to, most regional referral ICUs in the country are not working due to a …