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President Yoweri Museveni has said his decision lift many lockdown measures was based on the advice and modelling by the Uganda Planning Authority (NPA). In his address to the nation Friday night, he said NPA predicted that if the country fully opens up, there will be 500 new cases per day averaging 2,000 cases per…
President Yoweri Museveni on Friday evening announced fresh guidelines to follow allowing public transport to reopen at half capacity as one of the measures aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Uganda. On June 18, 2021, Museveni imposed a 42-day lockdown barring inter-district movements, public transport, public gatherings, and institutions (including…
The Uganda Cancer Institute has received funding worth 7.3 billion Shillings to equip its laboratory to become the reference entity for both research and diagnosis of tumours across East Africa. The Institute’s Executive Director Dr Jackson Orem said they are revamping the lab using money acquired from the government of Uganda to cut down on…
Following a call by government through Prime Minister,Rt.Hon.Robina Nabbanja Musafiri to the private sector to support its fight against the current global pandemic,Bidco Uganda Limited (BUL), an FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company with a modern edible oil processing complex in Masese village,Jinja has today responded with a whopping $100000 donation. According to Kampala Metropolitan…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her Covid-19 jab Wednesday as the country launched its vaccination campaign. She led members of her Cabinet in receiving Johnson&Johnson’s vaccine that was donated by the US government. The vaccine rollout was broadcast live from the State House in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania received 1,058,400 doses of the Janssen…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Covid-19 address has been moved to Friday July 30, 8PM – a day earlier than the initially communicated, according to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. “H.E The President will address the Nation on #COVID19 this Friday July 30, 2021 at 08:00pm,” PM Nabbanja said in a tweet on Wednesday evening. “In the meantime, stay…
A renowned Makerere University School of Public Health don, former Ministry of Health Director of General Health Service, and husband to the blue-eyed Outgoing State House Comptroller Lucy Nakyobe, Prof. Anthony Kabanza Mbonye has breathed his last. Prof. Mbonye passing was confirmed by a Tweet posted by President Museveni’s Senior Press Secretary, Linda Nabusayi on…
Senior Presidential Adviser in charge of Economic and manifesto implementation Prof Ephraim Kamuntu has lost a son, The Capital Times has learnt. Henry Ruchwere Kamuntu, a renowned banker died on Thursday after losing a battle to the novel coronavirus. Ruchwere has been working with Stanbic Bank Uganda Country office as the Head of Power and…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has pledged to support those affected by the floods in Kasese, by providing them with land in Muhokya sub county, so they can move out of harm’s way. The Premier has also rejected part of the non-food relief items that were sent to flood victims in Kasese District. In Company of…
As a way of reducing the rising scarcity of oxygen in the health facilities, Nile Breweries Limited has boosted the health ministry with over 300 oxygen cylinders to save Covid-19 patients. The donations were handed over to the Prime Minister Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja on Wednesday July 21, 2021 by Nile Breweries Legal and Corporate…
