Health Ministry Delivers 5.2m Facemasks To Kampala, Wakiso Mukono Districts
04 August, 2020 | Hits:106
The Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr. Diana Atwine has revealed that 5,225,854 face masks have been delivered to Kampala Metropolitan Area, Wakiso and Mukono districts. She also revealed that the Ministry of Health has so far distributed 13,455,657 face masks to 30 districts across the country. While the distribution of masks in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono was scheduled to start over the weekend as the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, had indicated, authorities in these districts requested for more...
COVID-19 Forces Victoria University To Slash Tuition Fees By 50 Percent
04 August, 2020 | Hits:136
The coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic has had a hit on the education sector. The pandemic, because of the destruction it has had on people’s incomes, has also made it hard for people to afford education. And in a reactionary move, the management of Victoria University Monday announced a 50% discount on tuition fees as a response to the devastation the COVID-29 pandemic has had on the education sector in Uganda. The discount which commences September this year will benefit new and continuing...
Uganda Records First COVID-19 Death, A Female Medical Worker
23 July, 2020 | Hits:1172
The ministry of health Thursday confirmed that Uganda has registered its first COVID-19 death, a 34-year-old female health worker in Namisindwa district. Namisindwa District is bordered by Bududa District to the north, Kenya to the east and south, Tororo District to the south-west, and Manafwa District to the west. The death was first reported on Wednesday as a suspected COVID-19 case but with sketchy details and now the health ministry has confirmed that indeed it was a coronavirus case. The ministry...
Uganda’s COVID-19 Confirmed Positive Cases Now At 1,000
09 July, 2020 | Hits:203
The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed positive cases since the first case was reported in March has reached the 1000 mark after 219,627 samples were tested during the period. This comes after Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, director general health services, at the ministry of health in a statement on Thursday confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases from 3,316 samples tested on Wednesday. Uganda hasn’t recorded a single COVID-19 related death. “To-date, Uganda registered a total of 908 COVID-19 recoveries (recoveries include both Ugandan...
