The Health Journalists Network in Uganda held a Focus Group discussion with health reporters based in upcountry media outlets as part of the project with AVAC and the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Qn: Do you think COVID vaccines are the same or different from other vaccines, like childhood vaccines, yellow fever, etc? In what ways? Respondent 1:…
SCIENCE AFRICA AND HEJNU REPORT ON SOLUTION JOURNALISM TRAINING 1. Name of the training: Covid-19 Solution Journalism Training Program Sponsor: Science Africa. Venue: Fairway Hotel, Kampala Uganda Dates: 25th and 26th October , 2021 Duration total: 2 Days 2. Background and Objective of the Training: The two-days training brought together 20 journalists to enhance their…
The Ministry of Health is concerned about the low response of elderly persons in the ongoing vaccination campaign against Covid-19 disease, Doctor Allan Muruta, the Commissioner for Integrated Epidemiology and Surveillance services has indicated. In March this year, the Ministry of Health launched a voluntary Covid-19 vaccination campaign, giving priority to highly at risk populations…
The Uganda Government is crafting a plan to train key people in the community including teachers and village authorities about sexuality. The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development. Dr. Daniel Byamukama who heads the HIV Prevention Division at Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) says this comes after a short survey done…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines attributing the latest move to the need for countries to increase immunization coverage. A dossier released by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization last evening shows that the panel that sat on December 7, has agreed and recommended that countries…