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Health ministry allays renewed fears of Covid spread

Juliet Nalwooga | January 5, 2023

The Ministry of Health has reassured Ugandans that all measures are being taken to avoid spread of Covid-19 following a surge in Coronavirus cases and deaths in China. This is after China abruptly dropped its Covid-19 controls in December last year allowing free movement to and from the country. The […]


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UPC urges govt to focus on economic recovery, growth in 2023

Prossy Kisakye | December 22, 2022

Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has urged government to devise means of spurring the much-needed economic recovery and growth in 2023 after Covid-19 shocks. This was part of the party president, Jimmy Akena’s Christmas and end-of-year message delivered at the party’s headquarters in Kampala on Wednesday afternoon. He said that Uganda, […]


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MoH ordered to implement Covid-19 directives

Benjamin Jumbe | December 21, 2022

President Museveni has directed the Ministry of Health to ensure the implementation of his recent directives on COVID-19. In his last address, the president directed that no one should be allowed to access public offices without a certificate of vaccination and proof of a booster dose Addressing the nation last […]


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No crisis to warrant strict Covid measures – Development expert

Ritah Kemigisa | December 6, 2022

The government has been warned of the dire economic consequences the newly announced Covid-19 guidelines will have on the already fragile economy. Last week, President Museveni announced strict guidelines which among others require one to take a booster shot and present a Covid-19 vaccination certificate in order to access public […]


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Burkina Faso surpasses 10% Covid-19 vaccination milestone

Ritah Kemigisa | September 21, 2022

Gavi, the vaccine alliance has announced in a statement that Burkina Faso surpassed the 10% COVID-19 vaccination milestone (of total population, fully vaccinated), a noteworthy step in the protection of lives and towards ending vaccine inequity. Dr. Richard Mihigo, Director of COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery, Coordination and Integration at Gavi says […]



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