Uganda will begin human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in November, the Daily Monitor newspaper reports quoting ministry of health officials. The vaccine, called Self Replicating RNA, has been developed through a partnership between Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and Imperial College in the UK. The head of a presidential
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) needs not less than UShs129.8 trillion to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, a new funding appeal has revealed. In a special communication shared with global media on Friday, WHO said the sacrifice needed is small compared to what world governments have spent or lost while trying
Read MoreThe OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$20 million term loan in favor of East African Development Bank (EADB). EADB will use the loan to support small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and infrastructure projects in East Africa. EADB is an important regional development institution for
Read MoreKyambogo University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Elly Katunguka Kyambogo University final year students will resume their studies in October 2020, but students will be required to buy masks and sanitizers for themselves. Addressing the press at the University this morning, Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Elly Katunguka said that the University
Read MoreEducation Ministry Permanent Secretary, Alex Kakooza Schools will only reopen as Day or Boarding but not both, the Ministry of Education and Sports has revealed. The revelation was made by the Permanent Secretary of Education Ministry, Alex Kakooza while appearing before the Parliament’s Education Committee chaired by Palisa County MP,
Read MoreJanet Museveni Wants Ugandans Fined Shs20M, Jailed 10 Years For Examination Malpractice
Education Minister and First Lady, Janet Museveni Uganda’s Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, who is also the First Lady is proposing a jail sentence of 10years or fine of Shs20M for people found guilty of engaging in examination malpractice. Janet’s proposal is contained in the Uganda National Examination
Read MoreScientists from Uganda's Makerere University and the national army have launched a study to find out whether plasma from recovered coronavirus patients has an effect on those having the virus. This is the country's first Covid-19 convalescent plasma study. Plasma is the clear, straw-coloured liquid portion of blood that remains
Read MoreLeft to Right: Sylvia Jagwe Owachi-Executive Director Cairo Bank Uganda, Ahmad Maher-Managing director Cairo Bank Uganda, Dr Charles Olaro-Director Curative services Ministry of Health, Dr Patrick Sekimpi-Head of Department Orthopaedic at Makerere College of Health Sciences, Immaculate K Irumba-Chief Operations Officer Cairo Bank Uganda, Dr. Juliet Otiti Head of Department
Read MoreNearly four years after Uganda abandoned Kenya in building an oil pipeline that would have transported its oil to Lamu, it has now officially signed a KSh410 billion ($3.5 billion) deal with Tanzania, leaving Nairobi to walk alone. The deal signed on Sunday between President John Magufuli and his Ugandan
Read MoreThe deal was signed by Tanzania's President John Magufuli and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni Tanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline. The $3.5bn (UShs12.9 trillion) project will connect Uganda's oil fields to Tanzania's port of Tanga. The
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