Director CID AIGP Grace Akullo has today, April 19,2021 revealed that a total of 301 children were defiled by persons living with HIV in 2020, and 120 children were defiled by their parents. This is absurd and completely deplorable. Meanwhile, in the year 2020, there was 8.9% decrease in the volume of crimes reported to […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. Mbarara authorities including the Resident City Commissioner-RCC Lt. Col. James Mwesigye, District Health Officer-DHO Dr. Peter Sebutinde and Mbarara regional referral hospital director Dr. Celestine Barigye have today officially launched COVID-19 vaccination starting with health workers at Mbarara regional referral hospital. Dr. Sebutinde said vaccination is upon one’s will and all willing health […]
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Butchers and livestock traders in Mbarara city and other areas like Kiruhura, Kazo, have decried undersupply among other challenges following foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that caused livestock quarantine in Kiruhura, Kazo, Lyantonde and some other areas. The situation has prompted some to resort to smuggling, and bribing authorities, according to a source. Juma Abed, the chairman […]
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The COVID19 patients at Mbarara regional referral hospital have finally reduced to only four cases admitted at the hospital isolation unit. The Mbarara regional referral hospital director, Dr. Celestine Barigye has revealed that since May, 2020 the hospital has handled 550 COVID 19 cases; 518 recoveries, 4 currently active and 28 deaths. 317 COVID 19 […]
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Rwanda has started immunizing its health care workers against COVID-19, the health ministry said on Sunday, February 14,2021. An official in the ministry told the BBC that immunization with the Pfizer vaccine started last week in a few hospitals in the capital, Kigali. In a tweet, the ministry said the vaccines were acquired “through international […]
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Boda boda cyclists in Kazo and Kiruhura districts have expressed concern over the increasing cases of extortion by personnel at different checkpoints that were recently introduced due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Total livestock quarantine has been sanctioned by authorities in both districts in the fight against spread of the disease. Boda boda cyclists […]
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President Museveni has today officiated Uganda’s first clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine at Mulago Hospital. As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, Uganda is still one of the countries that haven’t been severely hit by the pandemic though authorities warn of a terrible situation if the Standard Operating Procedures aren’t fully observed. This […]
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Results of COVID-19 tests done on December 30,2020 confirm 539 new cases bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 35,216. The breakdown of the new cases are: 538 contacts and alerts: Kampala (231), Wakiso (46), Mbarara (39), Masaka (32), Mityana (17), Kabale (15), Iganga (13), Mukono (12),Luwero (12) Budaka (11), Mitooma (10), Jinja (10), Ntungamo (7), […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. Stakeholders around western Uganda are concerned over the increasing cases of Gender-gender based violence (GBV) amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows cases where some parents/guardians have resorted to using cow ghee by feeding it to their daughters and smearing it around their body parts like arms and bums so that they can look […]
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Uganda has joined the rest of the world to mark #WorldAIDSDay2020. World theme for the 2020 observance is “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”. Uganda – “National solidarity and a shared responsibility towards ending AIDS”. People living with HIV/AIDS have been challenged to always disclose their status if they are to save future generation […]
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