Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & Xinhua | The Ministry of Health has ordered for 9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine amid surging new infections in the country. The ministry said in a statement issued that the vaccines will cover 20 percent of the country’s total population. “Plans are underway …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | One in ten parents living in Kampala’s Kisenyi slum has confessed to having no hope of returning their children to school when educational institutions reopen. This is according to results of a study released by the Makerere University School of Public Health on Wednesday.   The …

How businesses can restructure strategic initiatives that advance the bottom line and core purpose COMMENT | JOAN SEMANDA KIZZA | Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment (CSR/I) has grown to become an intrinsic part of practices by many companies across the globe. In the past, all that mattered for businesses was …

London, UK | Xinhua | Britain’s medical regulator has advised that anyone who has a history of significant allergic reactions to medicines, food or vaccines should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine currently in use in the country, Sky News reported on Wednesday. The COVID-19 vaccine, developed jointly by German company BioNTech …

Washington, US | Xinhua | Vaccine distribution could be “tricky and kind of weird” in the United States because the country’s Centers for Disease Control hasn’t had a visible role during the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has told media. “The federal government has abdicated on many things during the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A global study involving employees of small and medium enterprises sampled from countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, United Arab Emirates and the US has found that the majority of people want flexible working structure post-COVID-19 where they continue to mostly work from home …

 Latest Economic Update notes that investments in human capital and youth over the next five years will impact on the country’s prosperity | THE INDEPENDENT | Increasing government spending on health and education over the next five years will enable Uganda to enjoy a demographic dividend that comes with a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hajji Ramathan Mugalu, the secretary-general Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC has instructed regional Kadhis across the country to crackdown on mosques flouting the standard operating procedures agreed upon with the Health Ministry to stop the spread of COVID-19. In his December 8th statement addressed to Muslim …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Municipality Inspector of School, Sarah Nabirye is considering writing to Ministry of Education and Sports to allow her to revoke the licenses of schools found flouting COVID 19 guidelines and those conducting non-candidate classes.   This followed an on-spot check conducted on Tuesday where …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has called for discussion on the ongoing enforces of the COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions by government agencies. According to Justice, Owinyi- Dollo, the freedom to enjoy life takes precedence over other freedoms and civil liberties. Giving a keynote address at …