The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has said that Ugandan scientists have requested more than UGX 248 Billion ($70million) producing the covid-19 vaccine. Kasaija was appearing before Parliament’s COVID-19 task force together with Henry Musasizi the State Minister for Finance General Duties and Kenneth Mugambe the Director of Budget. The task force was put…
COVID -19 survivors in Gulu are demanding discharge certificates to counter stigma and segregation from their communities. The survivors who underwent home-based care management and later tested negative for the virus say they continue facing stigma, segregation, rejection and isolation from the communities. Santos Comboni Okwera, a resident of Kanyagoga ‘A’ Sub –Ward in Bardege…
Unionists want the Uganda government to borrow a leaf from their regional neighbours and reign in on ensuring that health workers get timely treatment when they get infected. Dr. Aggrey Sanya, the Secretary-General of Uganda Medical Workers Union who was speaking to journalists on Monday said that Kenya has set up special isolation centres…