Uganda Launches Third Edition of the National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response

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BY WHO Uganda Team Uganda launched the Third Edition of the National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR) at Golden Tulip Hotel in Kampala. The third edition highlights new methods of disease detection, reporting, and provision of real-time surveillance data using new technologies and platforms. The platforms include event-based disease surveillance, community-based surveillance,…

Luweero District Registers Increase in TB Treatment Success Rate

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More than 1,298 teachers  in Bunyangabu District have received their first jab for  COVID-19. The district received 3,079 doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines targeting more than 5,000 people. According to information from the health department of the district another 4,009 people under the vulnerable person’s category have also got their first dose and 1,958…

1,298 Teachers get Vaccinated for COVID-19 in Bunyangabu

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More than 1,298 teachers  in Bunyangabu District have received their first jab for  COVID-19. The district received 3,079 doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines targeting more than 5,000 people. According to information from the health department of the district another 4,009 people under the vulnerable person’s category have also got their first dose and 1,958…

UNICEF in 18 Hours of Silence to Mark 18 Months of School Closures

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The UN children’s agency is closing down its social media channels for 18 hours to send one message to the world: #ReopenSchools for in-person learning as soon as possible. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is joining UNICEF, together with the World Bank, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission Humanitarian Aid operation, the LEGO Foundation and the WEF…

CDC Study Finds Moderna Vaccine More Effective than Pfizer

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The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine  is more effective in protecting against hospitalisation compared to Pfizer and Johnson&Johnson, according to findings of a study released by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study was carried out between March and August this year and involved more than 3600 hospitalised COVID-19 patients at 21 hospitals located…

Prime Minister Nabbanja Tasks Team to Review COVID-19 Testing Procedures At Entebbe Airport

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 Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has tasked a ten-member select committee comprising ten officials from the National Planning Authority-NPA, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, security agencies and the ministries of health and tourism to address loopholes in the COVID-19 testing procedures at Entebbe International Airport.      Nabbanja, who heads the Inter-ministerial Committee on Uganda’s COVID-19 response named the…