Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health facilities are poorly equipped to offer emergency services according to a study carried out by Makerere University School of Public Health. The survey which centred on finding out the state of emergency medical care services in Uganda was conducted in 111 health facilities …
Read More »Parliament summons three ministers for flouting COVID-19 regulations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has summoned three ministers accused of flouting Covid19 preventive procedures. They are Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, Micro Finance State Minister, Haruna Kasolo and the Kampala State Minister, Benny Namugwanya. The decision to summon the ministers came after legislators accused them during plenary of …
Read More »Only 55 guests to attend Kabaka’s coronation anniversary
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 55 guests will attend the 27th coronation anniversary of the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. According to David Kyewalabye Male, the Kingdom minister in charge of Culture who is the organizing committee chairperson, this is meant to stop the spread of the …
Read More »Kadaga summons Aceng for ‘flouting’ social distancing guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Health and State Minister of Kampala to explain to parliament allegations that they flouted government guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Minister Ruth Aceng and Benna Namugwanya Bugembe have in the past one week been …
Read More »Covid19 testing: Uganda spends UGX 51.8bn on truck drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has so far spent Shillings 51.8billion on testing truck drivers for COVID-19 at different points entry, according to Ministry of Health. Information from the Health Ministry shows that over 216,000 tests have been carried out on truck drivers at various boarder points including Mutukula, …
Read More »No return to ‘old normal’ for foreseeable future: WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | There will be no return to the “old normal” for the foreseeable future as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and too many countries are still headed in the wrong direction, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. “The virus …
Read More »Chinese scientists develop AI model for quick cancer detection
Nanjing, China | XINHUA | Using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, an international research team led by Chinese scientists has developed a rapid and accurate screening model to detect lymph nodes, which can assist doctors in cancer treatment. Lymph nodes are the human immune system’s first line of defense, protecting people from …
Read More »Mbale city, Tororo and Busia operating without ambulances
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts in Eastern Uganda are operating without ambulances. The ambulances in Mbale, Busia, Tororo and Kapchorwa are grounded over lack of funds for repair while others are beyond repair, forcing medical officials to rely on ambulances donated by well-wishers who include politicians and Non-Governmental …
Read More »Uganda’s COVID-19 cases at 1,025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,025 after 12 new cases were recorded on Saturday. The cases were from 2,292 samples that were tested yesterday. Seven were from truck drivers that were picked different points of entry- Malaba, Mirama …
Read More »WHO launches initiative to help 1.3 bln people quit smoking
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it’s launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion tobacco-users worldwide kick the habit during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco will help people freely access the resources they need to quit tobacco, …
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