Kwania district health department has run out of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support the treatment of coronavirus patient amidst an escalation in the number of cases in the district. The district registered 59 cases in the past three weeks including eight health workers who were all referred to Lira Regional Referral hospital for treatment…
Health Workers in the Uganda-Kenya border district of Busia want the government to give them risk allowances as COVID-19 cases surge in the area. By last week, Busia district has registered 340 COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths out of 6,302 samples tested. Out of the targeted 160,000 registered health workers in the country only…
In Uganda, COVID-19 tests done for over 3,000 people to attend the different Parliamentary events in June, had over 100 turn positive. For every essential event conducted by the government new measures have been instituted for all attending to test at least 72 hours before the function takes place. “We are conducting COVID sterile government…
By Esther Nakkazi The African region has seen a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases over the past two months, the World Health Organisation reports. Starting 20 July to September 20th, 77,147 new cases were reported, down from 131,647 recorded from May 20th to mid-July. Deaths attributed to COVID-19 have also remained low in the…
By HEJNU Fifty-four countries have signed up to a ground-breaking initiative, which aims to secure at least 220 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine once licensed and approved, the World Health Organisation has announced. The governments will secure the vaccine through COVAX, a global initiative that is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations…
The Government of Canada has provided CAD$ 11 million to support the Government of Somalia, through UNFPA, on a new initiative on Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights through strengthening midwifery education and practice. This includes CAD$ 1 million dedicated to an enhanced response to the current COVID-19 pandemic to protect the health care…
By Esther Nakkazi China has certified three traditional medicines for treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The three Chinese patented medicines－Jinhua Qinggan Granule, Lianhua Qingwen Capsule and Xuebijing Injection prescriptions were developed by the Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and have been clinically proven effective for COVID-19 treatment, China media reports. Jinhua Qinggan Granule was developed during the 2009 H1N1…
Are Ugandan Road Accident Deaths On The Rise? The Ministry of Transport and police disagree about whether increasing numbers of people are dying on Ugandan roads. We check the facts. Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport claims in its 2016/17 Annual Report that 9,572 people died in road accidents in the country over the past three years.…
Writing women’s reproductive health: A Uganda study By Rosanne Anholt and the Health Journalist Network in Uganda Research shows that the decisions people make with regards to their health may be in part drawn from various mass media resources. As such, the media not only mirrors how health is understood within the society – it…
Health Journalists Network in Uganda Wins Global Media Award Press Release: Congratulations HEJNU http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2014/health-journalists-award.aspx (December 2014) The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) has won this year’s top Global Media Award with its special edition of Health Digest www.hejnu.ug on reproductive health policy. The 43-page publication was produced with support from PRB’s USAID-funded IDEA http://www.prb.org/About/ProgramsProjects/IDEA.aspx project. The special edition…