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South Africa and Egypt are already running human trials for a potential vaccine/Reuters The African Union Commission has launched a consortium for vaccine clinical trials aimed at securing more than 10 late-stage trials as early as possible. The new consortium will be headed by the Africa Centres for Disease Control

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 from tests done on 08 July 2020. The cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 1,000 while COVID recoveries are 908, the Ministry added. Of the 23 confirmed cases, 12 are Ugandan nationals who returned from abroad; 8 from

HIV-positive people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment gained weight three times as fast as HIV-negative people of similar age, a large study has revealed. A new pooled analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials of people starting HIV treatment for the first time found that newer ARV classes were associated with greater

Uganda’s cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases of Ugandans are now 977, the Ministry of Health has said. In a statement issued today, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, the Director General Health Services at Ministry of Health said that results of COVID-19 tests done on 07 July 2020 confirmed 6 new cases. Of

The COVID-19 lockdown measures have negatively affected blood collection causing shortage of blood in many of hospitals across the country,The Uganda Blood Transfusion services (UBTS) has said.  Appearing before The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, Dr. Dorothy Byabazaire, the UBTS Director said that if COVID-19 pandemic continues, they may

The consignment was transported by chartered Boeing 727 cargo freight planes In preparation of COVID-19 restrictions in Botswana, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the government’s Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Central Medical Stores did

The Health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, Director General, Henry Mwebesa and other technical officers are inspecting Kagadi General Hospital. This is to assess health services delivery at the facility for areas that need urgent improvement for the Hospital Management and the Ministry. The ministry officials are on a

People with type A blood are at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and severe illness while those with type O have a lower risk, a new research has shown. A recent genetic analysis found  that individuals with blood types A-positive, A-negative and AB-positive and  AB-negative were at a higher

 The Ministry of Health has confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases from 2,170 samples tested on 29 June 2020. All the 19 are Ugandans. “11 of the confirmed cases are returnees from Afghanistan who were under quarantine at the time of test,” the Ministry said in a statement signed off by

Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General Health Services at Ministry of Health Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 is paying off if official statistics from the Ministry of Health is anything to go by. As of June28, 2020, Uganda’s total COVID-19 recoveries stood at 808 while active cases on admission are 190.