Tag Archives: COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is optimistic that the world will have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. The are hundreds of projects around the world which are centered at finding a possible vaccine to protect people before they’re exposed to …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three designated COVID-19 quarantine centres in Kitgum district as part of the measures to curtail the spread of the deadly pandemic have run out of food supply. The centres established at Padwong Health Centre III, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Kitgum General Hospital are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has awarded 95 million Shillings to 19 former inmates who were arrested for flouting regulations on COVID-19 for being denied access to their lawyers. The said group was picked from one house in Kyengera Town Council, in Wakiso District, and …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is seeking for a mini clinical laboratory and new incinerator for disposing of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) healthcare waste. Some of the infectious waste include used face masks; syringes, hand gloves, blades, medicinal wastes, and other associated wastes arising from services produced …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The world is entering a new and dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, as infection rates continue to climb, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.   More than 150,000 new cases of the disease were reported on Thursday, the highest single daily total so far, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has not provided any funding to facilitate the activities of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The matter was brought to the attention of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday by the Director of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Capital Markets Authority-CMA has called on business owners whose operations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to consider investing in safe assets like government securities and cash investments. The Capital Markets Authority led by its CEO, Keith Kalyegira said this today while …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All four of Uganda Airlines new Mitsubishi CRJ-900 (Bombardier) planes went airborne Friday afternoon after 90 days on ground. Images from Flightradar24. com,  a global flight tracking service that provides you with real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world, showed the four …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has impounded eight motor vehicles in Mbarara that were coming from border districts. The operation carried out on Thursday night intercepted the vehicles that were using porous routes in order to beat the traffic check points. The motor vehicles were impounded at remote …

*The writer is the Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda. The column is written on behalf of 34 agencies participating in the UN-led joint appeal against the impacts of COVID-19 in Uganda COMMENT | El-Khidir Daloum | WFP | One sunny day in June 2019, in …