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Two dead as fire guts houses in Kamwokya

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 22, 2021

Several residents in Kamwokya are counting losses after a fire gutted several makeshift houses this evening, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The fire reportedly started at about 7 pm when the majority of the occupants were still vending along Northern Bypass. Attempts to save household items were unsuccessful as […]

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33 dead, 8 missing in China’s flood-hit Henan

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 22, 2021

By Xinhua Torrential rain has affected about 3 million people in central China’s Henan Province, with 33 reported dead and eight still missing as of 4 a.m. Thursday, local authorities said. A total of 376,000 local residents have been relocated to safe places, said the provincial emergency management department.Rainwater has […]

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MAK acquires Shs2.6bn covid-19 vaccine manufacturing machine

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 22, 2021

By Damali Mukhaye Makerere University officials have unveiled a Shs2.6billion machine that will be used by scientists at the institution and across the country to develop Covid-19 drugs and vaccines. Unveiling the high tech machine at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Prof John Baptist Kirabira said […]

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Activists warn of a looming mental health crisis among children

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 22, 2021

By Ritah Kemigisa Child Rights activists have raised concern over a looming mental health crisis among children who have lost their parents or caregivers to Covid-19. Timothy Opobo, who is also the Executive Director AfriChild Center Uganda says the magnitude of caregiver loss during the COVID-19 pandemic shows an urgent […]

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Uganda recruits more health workers as COVID-19 cases surge

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 22, 2021

By Xinhua Uganda has started the process of recruiting more health workers to be deployed in the High Dependency Units and Intensive Care Units as the number of severe and critical cases of COVID-19 surge. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, ministry of health spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that over 800 workers were […]