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500,000 babies exposed to polio and tuberculosis at birth-MOH

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 500,000 babies in Uganda are exposed to polio and tuberculosis. This is because they are not born in hospitals. When children are born, they are supposed to receive polio zero and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin |(BCG) vaccines which protect against tuberculosis at birth. The vaccines …

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Expectant mothers responsible for increase in premature births -MOH

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  54 per cent of expectant mothers expose their unborn children to conditions that might lead to premature births,  according to the health ministry. Officials say that the most common causes of premature births include pre-eclampsia, heart or kidney failure, urinary tract infections and drug use. …

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COVID-19: Probe finds Kenzo free to be discharged from quarantine

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has discharged 78 returnees including top Ugandan top musician Edrisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo from institutional quarantine.  The group has been discharged from quarantine after testing negative twice for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).     However, Kenzo’s discharge was only after a probe found …

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Govt clears 300 domestic workers to return from Saudi Arabia

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  government has finally cleared a flight to bring back 300 domestic workers from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, July 28th.  This comes days after the Permanent Secretary for the health ministry, Dr. Diana Atwine informed the parliamentary committee on Government Assurances that the Saudi government …

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137 stranded Ugandans return from Afghanistan

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Some of the Ugandans who have been stranded in Afghanistan since the emergence of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) returned on Saturday evening.  Majority of the 137 who returned were private security guards in Afghanistan. They arrived at 5:50pm aboard a flight operated by Egypt Air. Shortly …

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Gov’t names quarantine centres for returnees

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has gazetted 37 centres, where Ugandans returning from abroad will be quarantined.  The government is making arrangements for the return of 2,400 Ugandans who were stranded following travel restrictions due to coronavirus disease -COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, the Ugandans will return …

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