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Ministry of health releases UGX 1.8 bn to districts to fight Covid-19.

By; Charles Katabalwa 18th Sept. 2020 The Ministry of Health has released 1.8 Billion Shillings to 50 districts to boost the fight against the COVID- 19 pandemic. Uganda has so far registered 5,380 cases and 60 deaths of COVID 19 pandemic. However, several districts are struggling to trace contacts, manage patients and contain the spread […]

90 refugees so far admitted for Covid-19.

By; Ben Musanje 18th Sept. 2020 The State Minister for Refugees and Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru confirms that 90 refugees and community workers in Kyangwali refugee camp testing positive for Covid-19. Speaking on the sidelines of the stakeholders meeting today in Kampala, Ecweru revealed that the victims have already been isolated and undergoing treatment. The minister further attributes the […]

Electoral Commission is concerned about NRM election violence.

By; Olivia Nabaggala 17th Sept. 2020   The chairman of the Electoral Commission Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi has implored voters to shun any candidate who engages in electoral violence.   In his address to the press the Electoral Commission offices in Kampala, Byabakama said those who engage in violence discredit the work that individuals and […]

Private hospitals should be equipped to respond to Covid-19 cases.

By; Ben Musanje 17th Sept. 2020   Some private health facilities are turning away suspected COVID-19 patients, according to health practitioners.  According to Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) experts, persons with NCDs have in the recent weeks been sent away from hospitals without receiving care because they present with COVID-19 symptoms of fever and shortness of breath. […]