The United States Embassy in Uganda has issued a health alert to its Nationals in Uganda, with plans to evacuate its citizens as Uganda's cases of patients that tested positive for COVID-19 increasing to 30. “7 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Uganda today, Saturday 28 March 2020. This brings the
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The Ruparelia Foundation, one of the biggest philanthropic organizations in Uganda has embarked on donating food relief items and other essential items to about 5,000 most vulnerable families in Kampala and other towns following Kampala lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. A truck full
Read MoreUganda's Health Ministry has released details of the five coronavirus cases registered on Friday. The five tested positive after samples of 222 people were tested. They brought the number of cases in Uganda to 23. According to the statement issued on Saturday afternoon, most of the five are travelers who
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni has revealed plans to announce a new set of measures to supplement some of the directives already in place. The President announced his plans on his official twiter handle highlighting that a total of 227 returnees from Dubai and other places were tested, 5 were positive, bringing
Read MoreUganda and other nations across the globe will have to wait for at least 18months before vaccine for the Coronavirus is confirmed for use, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). The development was revealed by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of WHO during a press briefing in Geneva Switzerland
Read MoreInternational Monetary and Financial Committee Chair Lesetja Kganyago and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (pictured) issued the following statement following yesterday’s conference call of the International Monetary and Financial Committee. “We are in an unprecedented situation where a global health pandemic has turned into an economic and financial
Read MoreAfrican Dev’t Bank Launches Record Breaking $3Bn “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond
The African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa's economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank
Read MoreDr Mugume: BoU’s New Deputy Governor Is A Master Of Economic Forecasting And Policy Analysis
The Board of Bank of Uganda (BoU)Friday appointed Dr. Adam Mugume (pictured the Deputy Governor of BoU- in acting capacity, pending President Museveni’s decision to appoint a substitutivea deputy governor. Mugume has been Executive Director of Research for the Central Bank. The position fell vacant about three months ago after
Read MoreGovernment through the Ministry of Works and Transport has suspended the issuance of new driving permits as well as renewal of old ones for 30 days due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. The Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala (pictured) says the suspension takes effect
Read MoreCOVID-19: MPs Say Medical Workers Not Well Protected, Ask Gov’t To Avail Them Protective Gears
Government should provide protective gears to all medical workers if Uganda is to win the war against the spread of COVID-19, the Parliamentary Committee set up to oversee the activities of the government task force on COVID 19 has said. In an interview after the visit to assess preparedness of
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