Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines says the World Health Organsiation. Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which the World Health Organization (WHO) presented in advance of the World Diabetes Day on 14…
The Uganda Parliament has granted Tororo Woman Member of parliament, Sarah Opendi, the Woman Member of Parliament leave off parliament to introduce the surrogacy bill. Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person who will or becomes the actual parent. The proposed law will look at sperm…
There has been a low turn up of people for the mass vaccination against COVID-19 in Lira City. On Monday, the Ministry of Health launched the 7-day exercise in the Lango and Teso regions. In Lira City, 15 vaccination points were set up in health facilities and public places that include places of worship, bars,…
A generation of children might miss scheduled immunization jabs unless manufacturers find a way to make more single-use disposable syringes, according to a warning from the World Health Organisation-WHO. Based on a scenario where around seven billion people need two doses of coronavirus vaccine between now and 2023, the UN health agency said that a shortage of…
Uganda has received an addition al 3.5 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States government over the last two days. These represent the largest ever donation of COVID-19 vaccines to Uganda and the third donation of COVID-19 vaccines from the United States to the people of Uganda. The United States…
Hundreds of people are lining up at Bulange-Mengo, where a mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise is being held, in a drive to increase the uptake of vaccines. Queues started building up from the main gate of Bulange, the seat of the Buganda Kingdom, where several mobile vaccination statutes have been stationed, as early as 7 a.m…
Persons shortlisted for jobs in Pader District will not be interviewed if they do not present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This is in line with a directive issued to the District Service Commission by the Chief Administrative Officer, Alex Chelimo. The District has registered a poor turn up for the ongoing vaccination exercise. Only…
The government has come up with a robust surveillance system to detect, control and handle COVID infections among learners and staff in preparation for the reopening of schools, in January. The decision is based on the widespread COVID-19 infections which prompted the second nationwide closure of educational institutions in June this year. At the time,…
Parliament has passed a motion asking the government to urgently address the different challenges faced by the girl child. They cited trafficking, teenage pregnancies and early marriages as some of the issues that need immediate attention. Following a motion by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi, legislators noted that the country was struggling to contain the…
By Richard Nelson, the USAID Mission Director in Uganda I stepped onto Ugandan soil as the new Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in January 2020 — 58 years after the first USAID officer came to Uganda. This week marks USAID’s 60th anniversary: Uganda has been a part of USAID’s journey, just as USAID has been a part of Uganda’s journey since the…