COVID-19
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1.4KURSB Deputy Registrar General Alfred Mugisha passes on
KAMPALA: The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Deputy Registrar General in charge of Finance & Administration, Mr. Alfred Mugisha has died. Mugisha,...
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1.0KAnother Senior Medic, Dr. Mukunya succumbs to Covid
Greater Luwero has been engulfed in a sombre mood after a dedicated medic, Dr. Emmanuel Mukunya succumbed to to Covid-19. His death...
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1.3KOver 800 Ugandans were injected water for Covid vaccine- Experts confirm
State House authorities in Kampala have revealed that several Ugandans were vaccinated with water for Covid-19 vaccine after results that were obtained...
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2.1KDr. Isma Kizito of Mukono Int’l Hospital succumbs to Covid-19
MUKONO, UGANDA: Dr. Ismael ‘Isma’ Kizito, the founder and managing director of Mukono International Medical Centre has succumbed to Covid-19, the Daily...
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583COVID19 Fight: U.S donates Shs12bn to Uganda for medical oxygen production
The United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated a sum of $3.5M (UGX 12.4B) to...
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947TERRA INCOGNITA?: The Danger of Securitising the Covid-19 Response Strategies
By Simon Ssenyonga It is 1966! He sits back and ponders on an 1868 London periodical on the infamous “Birmingham scredrewer”. That...
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1.2KForest Mall, Shoprite Lugogo, closed over Covid-19 SOPs Violation
Kampala mega shopping malls, Shoprite Lugogo and Forest Mall have been directed to close with immediate effect over alleged flouting of Covid-19...
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1.3KGood news as more than 60,000 Ugandans recover from Covid-19
Uganda has registered a significant progress in the fight against Covid-19 as recoveries reached 60,392 with 897 people are confirmed to have...
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987Three arrested selling fake Covidex in Kampala
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested three people in Kampala for selling a fake Covidex herbal medicine, a concoction that is...
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530Two people succumb to Covid-19 in prisons as more than 100 test positive
The Ugandan Prisons Service has said at least two people within their jurisdiction have succumbed to Covid-19 out of the 141 active...
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1.3KMPs urge govt to compensate Shs100m for health workers who die on duty
PARLIAMENT: A section of legislators (MPs) have called out to the government to start compensating all health workers who die in the...
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1.1KAs Uganda gets Covidex, Tanzania takes step to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine
The Citizen, Tanzania | As Uganda approved the use of Covidex Herbal Medicine for the treatment of Coronavirus and other viral infections,...
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1.3KAnother Makerere University Lecturer Succumbs to COVID-19
Another lecturer and researcher at Makerere University, Eng. Dr. Godfrey Mwesigye has died. The University management announced Dr. Mwesigye, 43, succumbed to...
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945Uganda to purchase Two million Covid vaccines from US firm
Uganda has secured a deal to purchase two million Covid-19 vaccines from American pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson, through the African Union....
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941Four-year-old baby succumbs to Covid-19 in Pader
A four-year-old boy in Pader district has succumbed to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The minor reportedly died on Thursday night from their home...
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1.2KAnyone found without a mask in public to be jailed two months, says Min Aceng
Government through the Ministry of Health has announced a two-month jail sentence for anyone who flouts COVID-19 SOPs including appearing in public...
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Minister Aceng to address Ugandans on COVID-19 situation today
The Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng is set to address Ugandans today (Friday) to give an update on the Covid-19 situation...
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1.2KMinister Aceng summoned by parliament over 800 fake Covid-19 vaccines
The Minister of Health, Dr. Ruth Aceng has been summoned by the Parliamentary Committee on COVID-19 to explain the vaccination of more...
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1.7KEXCLUSIVE: Full list of Medics who have died of Covid-19 in line of duty
EXCLUSIVE REPORT – Following the second wave of Covid-19 that recently hit the country, more than 10 medical doctors have since succumbed...
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939COVID-19: New daily cases fall under 600 for first time in a month
The new daily COVID-19 infections in Uganda have continued to drop, which should give the country hope as the country battles the...
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867Nakasongola District closes offices as 27 staff test Covid-19 positive
The Nakasongola District RDC Mr, Dan Muganga has announced that district offices will remain closed to both the staff and the general...
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1.2KNDA approves use of Covidex as treatment for Covid-19
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has finally cleared and approved the use of COVIDEX herbal medicine as a supporting treatment for viral...
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620EXCLUSIVE: Govt to spend more $470 million on COVID-19 vaccine
“We have $470 million to order vaccine and equipment to use in the fight against Coronavirus,” she said.
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759Tanzania makes Covid-19 statistics public for the first time in over a year
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has recorded 100 new Covid-19 cases since the third wave of the viral disease broke out across the...