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Uganda Recognized As East Africa’s Top Virology Hub

Uganda has officially been designated as East Africa’s Centre of Excellence in Virology, marking a significant milestone in the country’s contributions to health research and infectious disease control. This recognition was awarded through the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), a testament to

May 10, 2025

Health

Grief As Fresh Graduate Perishes In Nasty Accident Hours After University Graduation Ceremony

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

May 21, 2021

Education·Health

Winning The Fight Against Covid-19 Together: Victoria University Kicks Off Free Vaccination To All Students

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

May 17, 2021

Health

Life First: Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Completes Covid-19 Vaccination After Taking Second Jab At UMC Victoria Hospital

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

May 17, 2021

Health

Dr. Olaro: Fully Vaccinated Travellers Will Not Be Tested For Covid-19 at Entebbe Airport

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

May 11, 2021

Health·Security

M7 Swearing In: Security Agencies Heighten Curfew Enforcement To Contain Covid-19 Variants Spread

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

May 10, 2021

Health

‘Is NMS Full Of Crooks?’-National Medical Stores Cited In Mismanagement of Procurement, Inflating Prices of Health Supplies

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

May 7, 2021

Health

Devastated Nurses, Midwives Layoff Tools Over Unfulfilled Gov’t Promises Ahead Of Museveni Inauguration

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

May 4, 2021

Health·Security

Police Reinstates Deadly Curfew Operations In Kampala

Police have intensified and reinstated their operations to enforce curfew around Kampala metropolitan and other parts of the country after new covid-19 hit South Africa,Brazil and India killing thousands of people. This comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday,while celebrating international

May 2, 2021

Health

Gulu District Task Force Seeks Shs186m To Intensify Covid-19 Risk Awareness

The COVID-19 risk and communication committee is seeking 186 Million Shillings funding to intensify public sensitization campaigns against the epidemic in the wake of the infections surge. A survey conducted by the committee reveals that only 15 per cent of Gulu’s 500,000

May 1, 2021

Health

Big Hearted Museveni Donates 100 Cows To Aid “Anti-tick” Vaccine Trials

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has donated 100 heads of cattle from Ngoma Government Farm to Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAD) which is leading efforts of manufacturing an anti-tick vaccine, to aid trials. The President offered the

April 29, 2021

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