Tourism agency anticipates Shs12bn as earnings from the virtual event after a few years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Suppliers of tourism related services and products will close and sign business deals worth Shs12.2billion during the 6th edition of the 2021 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo, according to Uganda …
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Mbale, Manafwa officials struggle to convince health workers on safety of COVID-19 vaccine Mbale, Uganda | AYUBU KIRINYA – URN | Mbale and Manafwa district officials are finding difficulty convincing health workers about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. During the launch of the exercise on Tuesday at Mbale Regional …
Read More »Health ministry launches survey to determine COVID-19 infection numbers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a survey to establish how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the country. The survey will determine how many people might have been infected with the disease in the past year. The survey comes at a time when the country …
Read More »Covid-19 wave predicted to shoot up during rainy season
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A change in environmental condition from the current dry season to the rainy season will most likely see a sharp rise in cases of covid-19 in the country, a Health Expert at the Health Ministry has predicted. Uganda has recorded a decline in Covid-19 cases …
Read More »Rukungiri health workers urgepPresident Museveni to take the COVID jab
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of health practitioners in Rukungiri district under their umbrella body Uganda nurses and mid- wives union (UNMU) want the president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni vaccinated against Covid -19 using AstraZeneca vaccine. In an interview with URN, the health practitioners said that the president …
Read More »Displaced by floods, now nomadic Butiaba HCIII to vacates school for new refuge
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Buliisa district are considering relocating Butiaba Health Center III to Butiaba Sub county Headquarters. The Health facility was in October last year submerged by floods rising from the Lake Albert water levels. As a result, health services at the health facility were then …
Read More »Mpigi health dept struggling to convince people to take COVID -19 jab
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mpigi district department is facing a big challenge to convince its people to accept being vaccinated against COVID-19. The district deputy health officer Dr. Margret Nannozi says that the exercise will take a longer time as majority of the people have a negative attitude towards …
Read More »Wakiso leaders condemn health ministry for neglect and “shunning” national sanitation function
Wakiso , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso leaders are bitter, that no senior leader at the ministry of health could make time to attend the launch of the National Sanitation Week in the very district where practically they are based, during this era of Covid-19 where sanitation is the key …
Read More »Asia-Pacific still face growing cases of COVID-19 as India records 26,291 new infections
Hong Kong, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Asia-Pacific countries are still facing growing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday as India reported 26,291 new infections, the highest of this year, taking the total to 11,385,339. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 158,725 as 118 COVID-19 patients …
Read More »Africa CDC says 9 African countries report more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that nine African countries have reported more than 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) Commission, said on Sunday that South Africa is …
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