KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda’s Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business as usual. “The malaria rate is actually very high, not only here at Kiruddu but also …
Read More »Second COVID-19 wave begins in Uganda -Scientists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second wave of COVID-19 in Uganda has begun, according to scientists. Scientists say the wave begun last week and has so far been characterized by an increase in reported cases of the disease. In the last week of March and the first week of …
Read More »Drop in COVID-19 cases is the calm before impending second wave-MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health ministry has warned that the current drop in COVID-19 numbers is not good news. Health ministry officials say the drop in numbers is just the calm before an impending second wave. As of today, the health ministry has recorded 40,243 cases of the …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccination voluntary-MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 vaccination will be voluntary when vaccination starts in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The Health Minister. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng disclosed this at a media briefing on Tuesday evening. According to the Health Ministry, the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine …
Read More »Uganda halts use of hdyroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has halted the use of hydroxychloroquine as studies to determine the drug’s effectiveness in treating COVID-19 are ongoing. The drug has been used to treat some positive cases of the disease at some treatment facilities like Entebbe General Hospital. It was used in combination …
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