Uganda's coronavirus cases have increased to 696 with 11 new infections recorded on Saturday. The results were announced on Sunday morning, indicating that six of the new cases were of truck drivers. The Health Ministry also revealed that one more Frontline worker tested positive bringing their total to 28. Uganda
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said the country is preparing to have 40,000 hospital beds to treat coronavirus patients. The president said the Ministry of Health was initially planning for 9,000 extra beds, some at Namboole Stadium in the capital, Kampala. But he said that he had told officials to
Read MoreDenise Nkurunziza, the widow of Burundi’s late president, returned home from receiving medical treatment in Kenya hours after the announcement of her husband’s death, the BBC has learnt. On Tuesday afternoon, the government announced that President Pierre Nkurunziza had died aged 55 after suffering a cardiac arrest. An official in
Read MoreContractor Abandoned Shs22bn Surgical Complex Project Causing Delays- Mbale Hospital Boss
MPs on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday quizzed officials from Mbale Regional Referral hospital over delays to complete the construction of the Shs22bn surgical complex (pictured) at the hospital that has stalled for 2 years. Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo Ituuzo, the Director Mbale Regional Referral Hospital led the officials
Read MoreThe Ministry of Health has confirmed eight (8) new COVID-19 cases from samples tested on 09 June 2020 bringing the total confirmed cases to 665. FOR MORE INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA CLICK HERE. ”4 of the new cases are truck drivers while the other 4
Read MoreTreasury CS Ukur Yatani during a past press conference in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Kenya is still negotiating for a debt relief deal with China, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has said. Speaking to The Standard on phone yesterday, CS Yatani said Nairobi has opted for bilateral talks with Beijing. “The
Read MoreIMF Boss: 90% Of The World Will Be Worse Off With Lower Per Capita Income By End Of 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva (pictured) has revealed that by the end of 2020, 170 countries—almost 90 percent of the world—will be worse off with lower per capita income. Georgieva made the remarks in her opening remarks ‘From Great Lockdown to Great Transformation’ at U.S. Chamber
Read MoreThe downturn in the Ugandan private sector as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continued in May, with further reductions in output, new orders and employment registered. That said, business sentiment returned to positive territory amid hopes of an improvement in activity once the pandemic subsides. The headline
Read MoreGoats are profitable Goat farming generally means rearing goats for the purpose of harvesting milk, manure, the skin, meat and fiber. Rearing of Goats is not a new enterprise; the business has been on since the time immemorial. FOR INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA CLICK HERE.
Read MoreAgric Ministry Procures New Bull Dozers, Excavators To Boost Agro-Industrialization Agenda
The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has procured new bull dozers, hydraulic excavators and maintenance mobile trucks to boost Uganda’s agro-industrialization agenda. This new fleet that landed in Namalere mechanical workshops last week is expected to be launched by President Yoweri Museveni and will be added to
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