Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Lubaga North legislator Moses Kasibante and Bukomansimbi district councillor Musa Muhammad Kigongo, have through their umbrella Advocates for People-AFP petitioned High court to quash the decision by the National Drug Authority-NDA permitting Jena Herbals Uganda Limited to produce, sell and distribute Covidex. This …
Read More »Mixing and matching vaccines not to be decided by individuals: WHO
WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID vaccines Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Mixing and matching, the practice of inoculating different vaccines to people, should not be decided by individuals but by public agencies depending on available data, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. While mixing and matching …
Read More »16 inmates at Kwania gov’t prison test positive for Covid-19
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen inmates at Kwania government prison farm have tested positive for COVID-19. The samples of the 287 inmates were taken on Tuesday and 16 were found to be positive. Frank Baine, the Uganda Prisons Spokesperson says that the inmates were all evacuated to Jinja Hospital …
Read More »MPs decry loopholes in Covid-19 home based care system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Parliament Covid-19 taskforce are concerned about the way the home-based care system has been left exposed and vulnerable to people in homes and communities. The government through the ministry of health approved that people who test positive to Covid-19 but with mild …
Read More »Arua city council approves UGX 338 million Covid-19 supplementary budget
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Council has approved 338 million shillings supplementary budget for management of Covid-19. The money is part of the funds from the central government transfers to the cities and municipalities to support Covid-19 activities. In an extraordinary council sitting held on Monday, the councilors …
Read More »U.S. FDA adds warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare neurological disorder
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a new warning on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, saying the vaccine has been linked to a serious but rare side effect called Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain Barre syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the …
Read More »COVID-19 Delta variant spreading worldwide at scorching pace: WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday warned of the “devastating outbreaks” caused by the Delta variant of COVID-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people “at a scorching pace.” “Last week marked the fourth consecutive week …
Read More »Uganda to receive 647,010 doses of Pfizer vaccine in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will this month receive some 647,010 doses of Pfizer vaccine from the World Health Organization COVAX facility to boost the country’s protection against COVID-19. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, ministry of health spokesperson told Xinhua by telephone on Monday that the vaccines would mostly be used in …
Read More »Gulu district taskforce seeks UGX 314 million for Covid-19 fight
Gulu district Covid-19 taskforce is seeking money to do mass sensitization to improve adherence to standard operating procedures and ensure high vaccine uptake Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district taskforce is hunting for Shillings 314 million to combat the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Key among the interventions lined up …
Read More »Health workers complain of reduced risk allowances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of health workers have allegedly received less money than what they expected in their risk allowances paid in arrears. The health workers deployed in COVID-19 Treatment Units-CTU had taken months without receiving their allowances. Last week, a number of health workers received the …
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