Africa, Western Asia saw decline in every wave since 2018 NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Poor access to healthcare, limited local influence over research priorities, and an unequal distribution of scientific benefits are undermining public confidence in science, experts warn, following the release of a global trust survey. …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Her name is Alma Daizy Namunswa. Online, she is known as Mummy Gadgets What began in the boot of her car during Uganda’s COVID-19 lockdown has grown into Mummy Gadgets, a Kampala-based retail brand. Her journey mirrors the wider transformation of Uganda’s retail …
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COMMENT | ALAN KASUJJA | During the Covid-19 pandemic, when the world was groping in the dark for answers, I watched President Museveni’s national addresses religiously. I was in London, working at the BBC, watching one of the wealthiest nations on earth struggle to make sense of what was unfolding. …
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INTERVIEW | Juanita Williams from allAfrica interviews Professor Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University, Pretorius about her extensive research on Long Covid. A 2023 study published in Nature, involving over 29,000 patients, highlighted that nearly half exhibited Long Covid symptoms, with fatigue being the most debilitating. This finding underscores the ongoing burden …
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WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | TASS | US President Joe Biden plans to resume campaigning next week, he said in a statement released by his election team. “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while …
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But earlier this month, the 194 members of the WHO World Health Assembly passed several International Health Regulations COMMENT | MICHAEL BAKER & ALEXANDER GILLESPIE | The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Research by the Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed that the majority of Ugandans who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have not received booster doses. The study carried out between February and March 2023 at the Malaba and Mutukula points of …
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LA PAZ | Xinhua | The Bolivian government announced Monday the reinstatement of strict health measures, including mandatory school mask use, in response to rising COVID-19 cases ahead of the upcoming school year. The protocol includes the mandatory use of masks among students, the availability of disinfectants like alcohol in …
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KAMPALA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said there will be no compulsory COVID-19 testing for delegates arriving in Uganda next month for the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Group of 77+China summits. In a brief message posted Thursday night on his social media handle on X, formerly …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday attended the budget reading ceremony virtually, a week after declaring that he had contracted COVID-19, which triggered mixed reactions from the public. While all indicators show that the president will soon be out of isolation since health experts advise …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
