Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly USD 2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 response which, was launched on Thursday in Geneva. The 2021 plan will have six objectives: suppressing transmission, reducing exposure, countering misinformation and disinformation, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health ministry is to carry out a COVID-19 rapid assessment survey to determine the number of people that have been infected with COVID-19. The survey is scheduled to be carried out at the end of the month. This follows a drop …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has mobilized financial resources and technical expertise to boost the war against Ebola and COVID-19 in Africa amid threat to the continent’s public health system, an official said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa said that boosting the …
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Kampala, Uganda | Khisa Isaac | The National Medical Stores (NMS) has called upon all government health facilities to submit their medicine requests within the set deadlines according to the Store’s delivery schedule to enhance availability of medicines in the country. “Currently, we serve over 3,000 health facilities across the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation- WHO has issued new malaria prevention and treatment guidelines. The guidelines and recommendations are through a web-based platform that countries can navigate to find up to date information to update their national response depending on the extent of their disease problem. In the …
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Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families across Karamoja region are one the verge of starvation due to severe food shortage. Although this isn’t the first time the region is experiencing food shortage, the current situation is worse owing to last year’s floods and the nationwide lockdown to contain the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen airlines have said an agreement with UNICEF to support its ‘Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative’, to secure transport for COVID-19 vaccines with the the onset of vaccination in different countries across the world. The airlines are backing the landmark initiative to prioritize delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kinkizi Development Company Ltd has decided to terminate its partnership with Kanungu District Local Government to manage Rugyeyo Community Hospital in Kanungu District. The company entered into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with Kanungu District Local Government in 2018 to establish, develop and operate Rugyeyo Community …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two more versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for them to be rolled out globally through the COVAX facility, set up to ensure equitable access to the drug across the world. …
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On Jan.27, Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, spoke during the opening plenary at this year’s virtual HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) Conference. Byanyima who spoke under the theme, “Where will we be in 2025?” detailed plans for a new UNAIDS …
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