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MOH wants Afghan refugees vaccinated against polio

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) wants all arriving Afghan refugees to be vaccinated against polio irrespective of their age. Dr Alfred Driwale, the manager Uganda Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) told journalists on Thursday that they have proposed to the technical committee handling the …

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No decision yet on Afghan refugees – Jeje Odongo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan refugees in the country. Odongo was on Thursday appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee where several MPs tasked him to explain the government’s reported plan …

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MPs demand answers on proposal to host Afghan refugees

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have questioned a plan by the government to host 2,000 Afghan refugees who are escaping renewed instability in Afghanistan. The concerns follow a pronouncement by State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Esther Anyakun Davinia that Uganda is willing to take …

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