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*The writer is the Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda. The column is written on behalf of 34 agencies participating in the UN-led joint appeal against the impacts of COVID-19 in Uganda COMMENT | El-Khidir Daloum | WFP | One sunny day in June 2019, in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district has run out of food for its coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine centre at Pabbo Senior Secondary School in Pabbo sub county. Michael Lakony, the Amuru district chairperson says the 10 tonnes of relief food that was delivered from the Office of the Prime …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Church of Uganda lay readers in Mukono Diocese are enduring hardship as the government maintains a ban on public gatherings implying that even churches will remain closed. Lay readers are ordinary worshipers usually members of the congregation called to preach or lead services but …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association wants the 27 health workers that have so far tested positive for coronavirus disease to be compensated. Dr Richard Idro, the President of the association told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they had written to the permanent secretaries …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Civilisation has collapsed after a global infection. A gay heroine, backed up by characters drawn from diverse minorities, fights back against warring factions of humanity. As storylines go, the blood-soaked new video game “The Last of Us Part II” dovetails into a troubled contemporary landscape. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda has announced a grant of 8.35 billion Shillings (Euros 2 million) towards the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Ambassador Attilio Pacifici, the Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Uganda made the revelation to Uganda Radio …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The United States does not need more widespread lockdowns to bring its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate has stayed flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci said Thursday. Speaking to AFP, the physician-scientist added he was optimistic the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers’ Association has said that commercial banks have restructured loans to a tune of 2.02 trillion Shillings as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on businesses. According to the Association’s Executive Director Wilbrod Owor, in the first month of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Bankers’ Association has said that commercial banks have restructured loans to a tune of 2.02 trillion Shillings as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on businesses. According to the Association’s Executive Director Wilbrod Owor, in the first month of restructuring, …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization said Thursday that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be produced by the end of the year — and be targeted at those most vulnerable to the virus. The UN health agency said it was working on that assumption, with …