A number of health professionals interviewed by URN attributed the low number of Ugandans seeking booster doses to the current trends of the disease. Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, the incident commander of COVID-19 Vaccination, says that only a few Ugandans are getting the booster dose because of the number of new infections.
Read more ...Prof James Kiwanuka-Tondo, one of the authors at the North Carolina State University says there seems to be a knowledge gap among young men concerning the gravity of the virus.
Read more ...Beneficiaries of Community Health Insurance Schemes who want to remain on both schemes will have to pay two different premiums.
Read more ...This comes following decrease in testing which has left many organisation such as WHO blind regarding the trajectory of the disease.Between March and May 2022, only 30 percent of countries reporting testing data met the WHO benchmark of carrying out 10 tests per 10,000 people per week. This is down from 40 percent in the months between the waves driven by Delta and Omicron in 2021
Read more ...The trend is also leading to an increase in diarrhoea and severe pneumonia cases among children worsening pregnancy outcomes, food insecurity, mental health problems, and leading to developmental delays. The conditions are responsible for over one million deaths among children annually.
Read more ...According to doctors, the consumption of alcohol can lead to mental and behavioral disorders, alcohol addiction, liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers.
Read more ...At Kampala high school, the students turned up in huge numbers but didn't find science teachers to attend to them. A senior six student studying Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics who declined to be named told our reporter that the teachers sent them messages indicating that they might not turn up.
Read more ...Schools opened for the term today in line with the National Education Institutions calendar. But school administrators say that majority of the learners have remained home today, although it is not yet clear if the no-show is a result of school fees or a heavy downpour witnessed in several parts of the country.
Read more ...Excess deaths, also known as excess mortality are calculated as the difference between the number of deaths that have occurred and the number that would be expected in the absence of a pandemic based on data from earlier years. The deaths can be directly or indirectly linked to the disease.
Read more ...According to the approved bill, employers were required to contribute one percent to top up the four percent contributed by employees from their gross salary. However, president, Yoweri Museveni declined to ascent to the bill citing the need for more consultations.
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