Society catergory

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Masaka District Security Committee has clamped down on the operations of Superlife international, a herbal products distribution firm for allegedly fleecing members of the public their hard-earned cash and violating Covid19 preventive guidelines. The firm, which uses network marketing had set up a branch …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Ministry of Health has said COVID-19 patients considering home care must have separate rooms, where they can be isolated from other members of the house hold. The guidelines issued by the health ministry will apply to asymptomatic patients or cases that have mild …

Kapchorwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health Workers designated to Manage COVID-19 cases at Kapchorwa General Hospital have worked for five months without pay.  The health workers who include the nurses, doctors, cleaners and the burial teams last received their allowances in April and since then, the authorities have promised …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District health department has run out of personal protective equipment- PPE to aid health workers in the collection of samples from suspected COVID-19 patients. Simon Knox Okongo, the District Surveillance Focal Point Person revealed during a task force meeting on Friday that lack …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Donald Trump who tested positive for COVID-19 and has some symptoms according to his medical team, is right now being taken to Walter Reed Military Medical Center as a ‘precautionary measure’. Trump is reportedly fatigued, and is being flown out from the White House. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has started upgrading Kira Health Centre III to a Health Centre IV.  Once the upgrade is completed, the facility will become the biggest health facility in the area. For more than two years, district leaders have been demanding for the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Preliminary results of an investigation launched by the health ministry show that majority of health workers that have been infected with COVID were exposed to the disease from within communities. Up to 530 health workers have been infected with COVID-19, six of them succumbing …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The number of children diagnosed with cancer in Uganda is still very low according to Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI). Dr. Joyce Balagadde Kambugu, a Consultant and Head of Pediatric Oncology at Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) says only 30% of children with cancer and cancer-related ailments …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revised its protocols for people recovering from COVID-19 and need discharge from the different treatment facilities.  While people who were previously isolated for treatment would remain in hospital, some for longer than three weeks awaiting a negative test, Health Minister …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump, who rarely wears a mask, said early Friday morning that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for COVID-19, after a close aide had contracted the virus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he tweeted. “We will get …