Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August. The country was able to swiftly begin the vaccination on 16 August with the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine manufactured by Merck as the vaccine doses that the World Health Organization…
By Joseph Kato Two days after president, Yoweri Museveni, addressed the country condemning inhumane actions of individual security personnel, Uganda Police Force- UPF, Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF and Uganda Prisons Service- UPS have pledged to get tougher on their own officers perpetrating the crimes. Museveni, in his Saturday address expressed dissatisfaction to the conduct…
The Ministry of health is considering allocating the Sinovac vaccines donated from China to the business community. The country at the moment has a total of 300,000 doses that were donated by the People’s Republic of China and the government wants to give them to groups of people in banks, companies and organizations that might…
The Ministry of Education and Sports and the Health Ministry have clashed over who should be vaccinated in the education sector as the country looks at reopening of educational institutions. Over 15 million learners in Uganda are stuck at home due to school closures that was enforced as a measure against the spread of COVID-19. …
The Serum Institute, the official manufacturer of the COVISHIELD brand of Astrazeneca vaccine has confirmed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the products they alerted them about in July and August were indeed falsified. In its latest statement, WHO says that the fake vaccines were reported at patient level in Uganda and India. “Genuine COVISHIELD vaccine is…
COVID-19 new infections will average at 179 per day this week, according to the latest projections released by the National Planning Authority (NPA) on Monday afternoon. Attributing this to the easing of the lockdown especially on public transport which has now made it possible for people to move across district borders, the report signed by…
It is 18 months since schools were closed nationwide in a bid to curtail the spread of Corona Virus Diseases commonly known as Covid-19. Even though some children went back and completed their final years, some children particularly those in lower primary and secondary classes have not been in school since March 2020. In Karamoja…
By Joseph Kato Police officers have joined the recent call by health workers to be supported emotionally and financially especially for the families of those who have succumbed to Covid-19. Although it was started by health workers, police officers advocating for compensation for their colleagues who died from Covid-19 say the deaths were in line…
Members of Parliament who have not been vaccinated against the corona virus will not be allowed to attend parliament sessions next week. Uganda has one of the largest parliaments in Africa as compared to its population and size. The Eleventh Parliament has a total of 529 MPs. Due to COVID-19 they have been using tents…
By Joseph Kato “Mum, I will return with money and demolish this shack of a house. I will make sure you and my sisters are happy. People will stop laughing at us,” those were the words Robert Ssenyonga, 17, reportedly told his mother Margret Nakyanzi, in December 2019 as he embarked on the more than…