• KENYA DECLARES A YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK.

    KENYA DECLARES A YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK.0

    A yellow fever out break in Kenya claims 3 lives while 15 more are infected in the Northern county of Isiolo, the youngest being 11 years and the eldest 65 years with more males being generally infected. The government prepares to vaccinate the high risk areas as there is no specific treatment for yellow fever,

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  • 100 OXYGEN CYLINDERS MISSING IN JINJA HOSPITAL.

    100 OXYGEN CYLINDERS MISSING IN JINJA HOSPITAL.0

    Jinja Referral Hospital in the habit to take audit of all equipment at the hospital came to the knowledge of missing 100 oxygen cylinders that had been given to the hospital under National Medical Stores Uganda, to manage the Covid 19 cases. Two have been arrested over the missing oxygen cylinders as police runs investigation

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  • MULAGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – DR. BYARUGABA BATERENA ARRESTED.

    MULAGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – DR. BYARUGABA BATERENA ARRESTED.0

    State house monitoring  unit arrested the Mulago Referral Hospital ED on Monday  for failing to honor summons for questioning by the unit. The unit under Warren Namara came out to explain the reason for ED arrest on Tuesday and say they may retain him a little longer as they still need many clarifications on the

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  • JAIL TERM OR 4 MILLION FOR NON – VACCINATION.

    JAIL TERM OR 4 MILLION FOR NON – VACCINATION.0

    Parliaments committee on Health has started consideration of the Public Health (amendment) Bill  2021. The Bill among other things seeks to ensure mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. According to the proposal, those who do not get vaccinated will face a fine of shs4 Million or jail term a six months. The object of the Bill; To amend

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  • THREE STAFF WORKERS IN ARUA ARRESTED OVER X-RAY THEFT.

    THREE STAFF WORKERS IN ARUA ARRESTED OVER X-RAY THEFT.0

    The police in Arua city have arrested three workers of the Arua Regional Hospital for allegedly stealing components of an X-ray equipment. The West Nile Region Police Spokesperson-Josephine Angucia has identified the 3 suspects as, Alex Okello and Bernard Olul who are storekeepers, Billington Abila who is a radiographer. The three suspects were arrested on

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  • WORLD’S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE REGISTERS SUCCESS IN WESTERN KENYA.

    WORLD’S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE REGISTERS SUCCESS IN WESTERN KENYA.0

    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

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