By Juliet Nalwooga The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning against nationalist approaches to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, Guterres says all countries have suffered during the pandemic, but nationalist approaches are a road to ruin when it comes to vaccines, sustainability & climate action. […]
By Ivan Ssenabulya The Ministry of Health has continued to record a steady decline in the number of new Covid-19 infections over the past few days. This is after it recorded 559 new cases and 29 deaths from tests done on 7 July 2021. This is a notable reduction of […]
By Ritah Kemigisa Teachers in Uganda have been asked to actively seek and get covid-19 vaccination as new supplies of the vaccine become available. The joint appeal is made by the United Nations International Emergency Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU). According to Filbert Baguma, union’s […]
By Prossy Kisakye The government wants $70 million (about Shs 248B) for Uganda to establish a factory for manufacturing the covid-19 vaccine. This was disclosed by the minister of finance Matia Kasaija while appearing before the parliamentary task force on Covid-19 after members on the committee questioned why the government […]
By Damali Mukhaye The government has explained the delays in uploading data of covid-19 beneficiaries by officials from the Kampala District. The Prime Minister yesterday launched the disbursement of covid-19 cash relief to vulnerable Ugandans affected by the lockdown. However, out of the approved list of over 120,000 people, Kampala’s […]
