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Victoria University Kampala has warned its staff members that whoever misses out on the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination at the university premises risk losing their jobs. This has been revealed in a statement released by University’s HR Department urging all staff to go for a new compulsory vaccination exercise organized at the university’s sickbay starting May…
President Yoweri Museveni is expected to outline new measures to contain what is said to be a second COVID-19 wave that has hit the country. His address comes days after the Ministry of Health sent out an alert warning of increasing admissions, deaths and infections. Early this week, the Ministry of Health asked health workers…
Residents of Kagongo division in Ibanda municipality, Ibanda district are in shock following the abrupt death of their LC3 chairperson, Aggrey Mushabe. Mushabe was involved in an accident on Kashuku Road in Bufunda division on his way from Ibanda University at 11:00 am on Monday and died on spot. The 44-year-old was sworn in on…
It was tears and mourning week in the family of a superlative first-class female graduand who perished in a nasty road accident shortly after her university graduation ceremony. The deceased identified as Isha Senga had graduated with distinction at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST). The area police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu, confirmed the…
Victoria University (VU) Kampala continues to keep the community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key focus is always the safety, health and wellbeing of their students, staff and their families. As the University welcome increase in on-campus activity, VU is ensuring this is done in a COVIDSafe way while delivering a rich and rewarding…
Property Mogul and businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia have today received his second shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine from UMC Victoria Hospital, which is one of the designated vaccination sites in Kampala and the first private hospital to be accredited by the Ministry of Health to administer the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines. Billionaire Sudhir, 65, was…
The Ministry of Health has said only travellers that have been fully vaccinated will not need to under go a Covid-19 tests on arrival into the country. The confirmation was made through a statement released by the Health Ministry today. Only people who are fully vaccinated will not have to pay for PCR test on…
Joint Security Agencies in Uganda have heightened enforcement of the Covid-19 measures including the nightly curfews to due to the emergency of a dangerous and more transmissible strain of Covid-19, similar to that in India. Fred Enanga,police spokesperson revealed that the Ministry of Health, has evidence of the new Covid-19 strain in the country, and…
Members of parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have pinned the National Medical Stores (NMS) over mismanagement of procurements and distribution of health supplies and drugs. This was revealed after the Auditor General’s report on the Health Sector for year ended 30 June 2018 that pinned NMS for overcharging Government hospitals and health units.…
Nurses and midwives leaders across the country under their umbrella body, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union have threatened to lay down their tools over government’s failure to fulfill various promises. Among other issues, they say government has failed to fulfil its promise of increasing their lunch allowances from Shs 2200 to Shs15000 per day.…
