Ministry of Health says many people are avoiding hospitals and clinics, so it has partnered with beverage companies to set up the unusual vaccination sites
Ministry says plane carrying 51 Afghan nationals was received by US
After days of discussion, Uganda has confirmed it will receive evacuees from Afghanistan Sunday
The NGOs are accused of operating with expired permits, failing to file annual tax returns, and operating without registering
U.N. High Commission for Refugees Uganda representative Joel Boutroue also confirms the decision to receive the Afghan refugees
Some doubt President Yoweri Museveni will back up his words by prosecuting security forces accused of abuse
But even with less vaccine hesitancy, essential workers say rate of vaccination is too slow
The lockdown of schools remains until, the government says, some essential workers including health workers, security personnel, teachers, and those over 45 years old, are vaccinated
Julius Sekitoleko's case is odd as he did not qualify for the Ugandan Olympic team, and no one can explain why he was flown to Tokyo
Local media have been awash with reports of hospitals overcharging patients, pushing some families to abandon deceased loved ones in hospitals, while some patients were released from hospitals for failure to pay their bills
Ministry of Health spokesman acknowledges that doctors and other health care workers in hospitals face elevated risks due to lack of protective gear and medical gloves
Through July, acts such as praying in open spaces, not wearing masks, hawking, street vending and selling nonfood items will get one arrested
WHO has not approved substance for COVID-19 treatment, but Ugandan pharmacists say they have little choice because drugs authorized for emergency use in developed countries are not available
With coronavirus infections soaring and hospitals overwhelmed, Uganda has reimposed a lockdown on movement through July
Street market traders forced to bicycle, walk long distances or just sleep in the market
President Yoweri Museveni said in his Friday night address that he was tired of receiving calls about deaths, but critics say he presented a wish list that would instead worsen the situation for Ugandans
The Refugee Entrepreneurship association group consists mainly of divorcees, single mothers and youths, many of whom are victims of gender-based violence
Uganda, Africa's largest refugee host, is locking down movement, and that’s creating an economic struggle for the vulnerable in urban areas
General Edward Katumba Wamala, was leaving his home in an army Land Cruiser when unknown assailants traveling on 2 motorcycles shot at vehicle, killing his daughter and driver
From 200 cases per day in April, the East African country is now recording over 1,000 cases per day amid a looming vaccine shortage
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