COVID-19 Updates

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Institute of Health-NIH is calling upon researchers to involve pregnant mothers while studying COVID-19 vaccines. This follows a just-published study by the Institute that shows pregnant people are at increased risk of hospitalization and have a 3-fold adjusted relative risk of needing intensive …

Maputo, Mozambique | Xinhua | The Manhica Health Research Center in Mozambique announced on Wednesday that it will start a survey to assess the efficacy of the Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) tuberculosis vaccine against COVID-19. According to the scientific director of CISM, Francisco Saute, research on the BCG vaccine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda continues battling community infections, some individuals have resorted to paying hospital and mortuary staff for negative coronavirus reports for their loved ones who have succumbed to the pandemic. This comes almost three months after the Health Ministry stopped conducting burials for COVID-19 victims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government could face challenges establishing the rightful recipients of the much-needed jab against the COVID-19 virus if extra caution is not taken to close loopholes. Uganda is expecting more than 20 million doses of vaccines at the end of this month according to a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 virus that has infected over 100 million people globally causing at least 2,327,231 deaths did not start in a laboratory according to a report released by the World Health Organization. The report shows that the virus is predominant in bats and as such …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda on Tuesday received three disinfectant robots to help in cleaning and disinfecting areas such as treatment centers and hospitals as means to limit the spread of the COVID-19. The robots, each of which can disinfect up to 15 rooms in an 8-hour shift will improve …

The Omololu Falobi award goes to individuals who have shown leadership in research advocacy and inspired others Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Winifred Ikilai from the National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) was declared winner of the 2021 Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) met on Monday to review the efficacy of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showed it was less effective against a new variant, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Earlier on Sunday, South Africa, where the …

📌 #SPARChallenge March 24-31 🇿🇦 SPAR Proteas 🇿🇦 SA President’s XII 🇿🇦 SPAR Baby Proteas 🇺🇬 Uganda’s She Cranes 🇳🇦 Namibia (TBC) Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the relaxation of  lockdown level three restrictions, Netball South Africa has today announced that netball activities will resume effective from Monday 08th February …