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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 50 Health workers in Arua City took the COVID-19 jab on day one of the exercise. The COVID-19 vaccination exercise, which was officially launched on Monday afternoon at the cancer ward in Arua Regional Referral Hospital targeted heads of departments.   Uncertainty about the …

Mbale, Manafwa officials struggle to convince health workers on safety of COVID-19 vaccine Mbale, Uganda | AYUBU KIRINYA – URN | Mbale and Manafwa district officials are finding difficulty convincing health workers about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. During the launch of the exercise on Tuesday at Mbale Regional …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 vaccination of health workers in Kyotera, Rakai, Lwengo and Lyantonde districts has been postponed due to delayed delivery of the vaccines. On Wednesday, dozens of health workers arrived at their respective district hospitals and health centre IIIs and IVs to have the vaccine. …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 486 health workers of both private and government health facilities in Amuru have been registered for the COVID-19 vaccine. Amuru received 3,000 dozes of the vaccines from the Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening to be administered to 1,500 people. It is part of 964,000 …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is excitement in Kebisoni Sub- County and its surrounding areas in Rukungiri district following the elevation of Karuhemba Health Centre II to a Health Centre III.  The 563 Million Shillings facility will now serve more than 50,000 residents from Kebisioni sub- County, Kebisoni …

Otici health centre II is operating partially due to the absence of many health workers Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Otici health centre II in Guru-guru sub county in Amuru district have reportedly abandoned work for farming. Bosco Ocira, the LC I chairperson Otici village who also doubles …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While nurses, midwives, pediatricians and other health workers in Uganda everyday keep preaching to mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively for at least six months, they themselves cannot accord their babies the same care essential for their good health and mental development. The health workers …

Risk of having continuous zoonotic diseases happening in Africa is 100% according to Dr Mohammed Lamorde. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts in infectious diseases have asked the government to build resilient systems in tackling epidemics and pandemics. Speaking during the annual Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) science fair that closed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira district has trained 20 medical workers from different health facilities to conduct the Rapid Diagnostic Tests – RDTs for Covid-19. The health workers are from Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Pentecostal Assemblies of God health center IV, Amach and Ogur health center IV. The training …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers have urged the government to fast-track the use of the electronic partograph, a digital tool that helps in monitoring the progress of labor in expectant mothers. This will help to improve health outcomes in maternity care. The Makerere University-based scientists who were releasing results …