Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have said that the COVID-19 vaccines will not offer lifetime immunity against the disease. Uganda is set to start vaccinating against the pandemic today using the AstraZeneca vaccine. However, the vaccine can offer protection for only eight months at the maximum. In addition to …
Read More »Lockdown will be lifted gradually- Health Expert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Uganda have said that the country’s lockdown will be lifted gradually. According to the scientists, the lockdown cannot be lifted at once because a series of arrangements need to be in place to make sure that the country’s health system and other sectors …
Read More »Makerere university school of public health to relocate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) is to get a new home come 2025. The School, which currently operates in Mulago, has embarked on the construction of an eight storied facility valued at Shillings 30 billion next to Makerere University Eastern Gate. The School …
Read More »Mak school of public health seeks UGX 30 billion for new home
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) have unveiled a fundraising drive to construct an eight-storied facility worth 30 billion shillings. This is in an effort to strengthen its scientific research, teaching and learning for the growing student population, currently at more than 800, with …
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