Society catergory

Gulu , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Amalaac and Te Got Atoo in Acut Omer village Kal Umu Parish, Paicho Sub County in Gulu district are struggling to access health services due to the poor state of the roads. Last month, fast-flowing rainwater washed away a bridge on Amalaac …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a week-long campaign for popularizing the use of face masks. Dubbed AfricaMaskWeek, the campaign in which different media platforms will be used to showcase how proper face mask use ought to be worn …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Officials at Gulu City have been faulted over poor garbage management, which is compromising public health barely five months after attaining a city status. A joint team of officials from the National Physical Planning Board (NPPB) and Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development also  …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nature could prove to be man’s best ally in slowing down, or actually averting the devastation to humanity potentially posed that the coronavirus.  Researchers at the La Jolla Institute of Immunology in California have found that natural immunity triggered by COVID-19 infection could last longer than …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Oxford University says their vaccine can protect people from COVID-19, according to findings released. Interim findings published about the study show that the vaccine is 70 percent effective in stopping people from developing COVID-19 symptoms. The findings are based on trials that involved over 20,000 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS has warned that the next countrywide inspections of fuel stations for quality will lead to the closure of some stations which will be found to have violated standards.  The UNBS has been periodically carrying out inspections and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has said that all individuals intending to travel out of the country should pay for  a covid-19 testing.  The certificates for the travellers must also indicate travel as the intended purpose of the test.  In a press statement issued on Monday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has struck off Lancet Laboratories on the list of approved covid-19 testing facilities. The laboratory was one of the first privately accredited laboratories that were carrying out testing at 344,900 Shillings.  Many Ugandans viewed the fee as exorbitant compared to government’s …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The re-opening of the Mental Health Unit to patients at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital has been delayed following the increasing number of covid-19 cases.  In May, Masaka Regional Referral gazetted the mental ward to serve as the treatment unit.   The more than 200 patients who …

Large group gatherings and mobility have been identified as risk factors for increasing the spread of COVID-19 | THE INDEPENDENT | With the end of year approaching and many African families planning get-togethers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to be on high alert for a possible surge …