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Student leaders from public and private universities have called on government to pay salaries for teachers in private schools for at least a year after re-opening academic institutions for only finalists due to Covid-19 pandemic. The guild student leaders from Makerere University, Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian University who presented a joint petition to Speaker…
Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the Head of Covid-19 Case management team in Masindi…
The Uganda Police Force has resolved to procure eight new ambulances. This is part of the plan every directorate of police has been tasked to present regarding next year’s general elections. The ambulances will be procured and be managed by force’s directorate of health services, Dr Moses Byaruhanga. Dr Byaruhanga said the ambulances will be…
The Ministry of Health has revealed that atleast 50 journalists in Uganda have tested positive of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Ministry of Health statistics, 9082 persons have tested positive and 84 died of COVID-19 in Uganda. Speaking to journalists at a Virtual Media Symposium on the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda organized by the African…
Two days ago, we broke a story of how Marie Stopes Uganda has since rebranded the Life Guard condoms brand in a bid to escape a case that was filed against the company accusing them of distributing fake condoms that broke during sex, exposing them to contracting HIV/AIDS. However, the management of Marie Stopes Uganda…
The fight agaisnt HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmited Diseases (STDs) in Uganda has been dealt a huge blow after Marie Stopes, the distributors of Life Guard condoms, decided to rebrand their condoms which were banned by the Ministry of Health a few months ago for being defective. The Ministry of Health banned the distribution of…
By Nayebare Syrus Sheema: Residents of Rugarama Sub-County in Sheema District are up-to date in jubilations after Care Promotions and Poverty Alleviation Initiative (CPAI) a Non Government Organisation came to rescue and curb the increased rates of abortion. The organisation aimed at supporting the girl child especially school dropouts and single mothers living miserably was…
The Minister of State Hon. Robinah Nabbanja flanked by Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine have handed over 50 brand new Yamaha motor cycles. They will assist TB focal person/ surveillance officers to monitor and supervise National TB and Leprosy programmes. The Motorcycles were procured by Ministry of Health with support from the Global Fund, according to…
National Resistance Movement ‘NRM’ is mourning the passing of one of their member, Christopher Ronald Kaweesi. Kaweesi had just been nominated by the NRM to contest as Local Council III councilor for Banda 4, 5, 6 and 7 to Nakawa Division when he succumbed to Covid-19 last Saturday. As of yesterday, Uganda had recorded 7,530…
Billionaire Sudhir Ruparelia the founder and Chairman Ruparelia Group one of Uganda’s largest business conglomerates with investments in financial services, real estate, education services, hospitality, agriculture and media amongst others has tested negative for Covid-19. The tests which were taken at the Makerere College of Health Sciences’ Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology on September…
