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Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kabarole District COVID-19 task force has resolved to use the money returned by Members of Parliament to buy 35,000 kilograms of maize flour for teachers, patients, the elderly and people living with HIV/Aids.  In April, Parliament disbursed Shillings 20 million to each Member of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s milk production has increased by 8% for the financial years between 2018/19 and 2019/20.  According to Vincent Bamulanzeeki Ssempija, the Minister for Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Uganda produced 2.5 billion litres of milk in 2018/19, compared to 2.7 billion litres in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new study has found alcohol to be the commonest substance of abuse used in Kampala followed by cannabis that is mostly abused by women. According to the study, 41 percent of the females in rehabilitation centers confessed using cannabis.  In the study in …

Amuru , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Amuru District COVID-19 task force has resolved to close its quarantine center at Pabo Secondary School.  This follows a resolution made by the district task force during a meeting held at the district headquarters. The center which was established in March this …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 30 districts in the country still lack palliative care services. This is despite Uganda being recognized globally for being the first country to manufacture cheaply and use oral morphine to manage pain among people who suffer from terminal illnesses.  Speaking during a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A phase three COVID-19 vaccine trial by global company Johnson and Johnson involving 60,000 participants has been halted after a participant fell inexplicably ill. According to a statement, the study that only launched last month has been temporarily halted as they evaluate the patient’s …

Buvuma, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Buvuma District Police headquarter has suspended operations after 10 suspects tested positive for COVID-19.  The suspects, who were transported to Mulago Hospital on Monday arrested on Friday for different charges.  They were supposed to be arraigned before the Grade I Magistrates court on Monday. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Using the principle of the so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and not an option, countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned.  Herd immunity occurs when a large …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As schools prepare to re-open, the list of requirements that learners in private schools will have to report with has exponentially grown due to COVID-19 related standard operating procedures. This comes as private schools will have to implement a number of health measures like …

Rubanda, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Rubanda district local government has asked majority of the staff working at the headquarters to stay home following the outbreak of COVID-19 at Rubanda district government prison.  The district COVID-19 taskforce confirmed the first inmate with COVID-19 positive case in Rubanda district government prisons …