Tag Archives: COVID-19

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua city Covid-19 taskforce is bitter over its failure to access Covid-19 response funds. The city council approved a budget of Shillings 338 million three months ago to facilitate the Covid-19 response. Part of the money is meant for the allowance of VHTs involved in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has tasked a ten-member select committee comprising ten officials from the National Planning Authority-NPA, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, security agencies and the ministries of health and tourism to address loopholes in the Covid-19 testing procedures at Entebbe International Airport. Nabbanja who …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some officials from Ethiopian Airlines, Fly Dubai and Emirates are concerned that some passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 or dodged taking tests at Entebbe International Airport amidst restrictions from United Arab Emirates-UAE. The officials say much as less than 50 people are traveling …

London, UK | XINHUA |  Wealthy Western nations’ hoarding of vaccines will result in thousands of needless deaths from COVID-19 in the world’s poorest countries every month, unless urgent steps are taken to distribute jabs more fairly, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said. “Thousands will die this month …

  The question is how digital platforms and policymakers might provide protection and benefits COMMENT | SAQIB MUNIR | There is no doubt that 2021 and 2020 have been defining years for the world. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will shape our lives for decades to come – both …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum district are concerned about patients testing positive for Covid-19 after they have recovered. This follows reports that some patients have persistently been testing positive for Covid-19, more than two weeks after undergoing the home-based care management. According to the health workers, …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has airlifted 52 oxygen cylinders to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital following an increase in the demand for oxygen for COVID-19 patients. The hospital has been relying on vehicles for the delivery of oxygen but they sometimes took two days to return, yet the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national taskforce to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | The downward trend of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is affected by the impact of transmissible variants, especially the Delta variant, warned Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO). Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20 percent, the sharpest seven-day decline in two months, as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria in 2020. This is according to a new report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. The report shows that while some progress was made, key programmatic results have declined …