MPOX's Story In East Africa
- HEALTH
- October 21, 2024
The world’s first malaria vaccine, after 30 years in the making was deployed in some sub-Saharan African countries in a pilot program including; Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, since 2019 with funding from: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and, the Unitaid. The RTS,S vaccine is the first malaria vaccine
READ MOREThe parliament of Uganda has today given Julius Ssekitoleko 10million , Uganda shillings for support. With this the government hopes that he will start up a business and support his family. This initiative was headed by shadow minister for sports, Hon: Sewungu, Sarah Opendi and deputy speaker. On 16th July 2021, a few days before
READ MORESenegal up for their third Africa Cup of Nations final after they beat Burkina Faso 3:1. Sadio Mane goal and assist take his country to AFCON. The 29 year old Senegalese also plays as winger for the premier league club, Liverpool. Team Senegal ousting Burkina Faso, makes Senegal the third team to reach AFCON finals
READ MOREThe construction of the multi -million dollar – Namboole National stadium,(Mandela national stadium) started today the 2nd of February, 2022 with Hamson Denis Obua, State minister for sports handing over the construction of the stadium officially to the UPDF engineering brigade who will handle the two phase construction. Even through a lot of challenges over
READ MOREVivo energy confirms a fire outbreak at their Kampala depot located on 7th Street industrial area when a fuel truck burst into flames injuring many, on Wednesday afternoon. The Shell fuel and lubricants distributor and marketer is still silent about how many causalities but confirm containment of fire and the general situation as ambulances rushed
READ MOREKyiv urges Russian troops to back off as their military troops flood the Ukraine boarder. Since this crisis begun in the 90s, Ukraine has suffered many losses from properties to humans. A village -Nevelske in Eastern Ukraine, lies abandoned, destroyed by the Ukraine-Russia crisis that has made others think its not just between Ukraine and
READ MOREThe Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a convention of countries that were once British colonies. This meeting is held customarily every two years and it is the highest commonwealth policy making gathering. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the meeting has not happened for the past two years, growing a gap in the custom.
READ MOREAfter the controversial decision to allow teenage mothers in school, minister of state for Gender and culture -Peace Mutuuzo demanded that the school going breastfeeding mothers should be allocated special rooms for breastfeeding. While speaking at a regional meeting on prevention of sexual and gender based violence and holistic care for victims and survivors of
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