Uganda is ramping up vaccination of priority populations A study done by Ugandan scientists has found that vaccination against Covid-19 significantly reduced deaths in the country. There were no deaths recorded among fully vaccinated patients during the research period. There were also fewer deaths among those who were partially vaccinated.
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Leah Kasule, right, a 23-year breast cancer survivor now working with the Uganda Cancer Institute while at Goma Health Centre III in Mukono At least 80 percent of the patients who go to the Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI for either cancer screening, management or treatment end up dying, says Richard Ekwan,
Read MoreEntebbe International Airport The government could spend close to Shillings 70 billion to set up and operate the testing centre for arriving passengers at Entebbe International Airport. Mandatory COVID-19 testing for all in-bound passengers is expected to commence next week. Initially, the Ministry of Health had proposed that effective September 3,
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Protesters from the Beja community blocked two crucial oil pipelines Sudan's transitional authority has reached an agreement with protesters who had blocked two crucial pipelines in the east and disrupted the flow of oil in and out of the country. The demonstrators from the Beja community have been protesting for
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Ogaali entering into the office in the pit latrine. The administration of Acomai Primary School in Kamutur Sub County in Bukedea District currently operates in a pit latrine after rainwater washed away the existing structures in the school. Founded by the community in 2008, the government took over the
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An online Illustration of the Digital Economy A study on the digital economy in Uganda shows that only 26% of Ugandans are included and the rest are largely left out of the digital-aided services and economic activities. This is mainly because of the low penetration of digital-aided communication gadgets, the
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The health ministry is organizing a campaign to increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. According to figures from the health ministry, over 10,000 doses of vaccines are expected to expire at the end of September. Now with a few days left to the end of the month, officials at the
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Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of ICT & National Guidance Government has blamed the poor network of telecoms on the refusal by Ugandans to give up their land to install masts in fear of catching strange diseases. The revelation was made by Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of Information, Communications, Technology (ICT) and
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Laboratory workers supervise the production of the Sinovac vaccine, produced by Vacsera, in Cairo. Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images Egypt will start shipping locally-made Covid-19 vaccines to other African nations in the next month and a half, Health Minister Hala Zayed said Thursday. Addressing reporters in the capital, Cairo, she didn’t give further details
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Betty Tiisa Asalirwa is working as a production trainee at CiplaQCIL In Uganda about 37% of the of the pupils who complete primary school education do not progress to secondary according to World Bank’s 13th report titled: Economic Update on Human Capital in Uganda released in 2019. This is due to a number
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