Museveni advises on continued observance of COVID SOPs

President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated the need for the population to continue to observing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for COVID-19.  He outlined the need for continued hand washing, and hand hygiene, no shaking hands and no hugging, wearing face masks when in enclosed places like places of worship, conferences, meetings, crusades, which are exaggerated during the…

Laws and Lockdowns Not Effective for Controlling Epidemics

Scientists have questioned the approach used by the government to control disease outbreaks and pandemics using coerce law enforcement.  Speaking at the launch of a report, “Finding Humanity in uncertainty: Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Uganda released by the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) on Tuesday, David Serwadda a Professor of Public Health at…