We are pleased to present the report of a Legal Environment Assessment (LEA) for HIV AIDS in Uganda conducted by the USAID/Uganda Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA).Uganda is widely credited for its success in reducing the adult HIV prevalence…
Kampala, June 14, 2022 – The Ministry of Health has received an additional 2,800 oxygen cylinders and 48,172,700 syringes from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to support the COVID-19 response an…
GOMA, DRC — Regional authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Rwandan soldiers and artillery had supported attacks by the M23 rebel group Sunday, accusing Rwanda of seeking to occupy the Congolese border town of Bunagana.The violence pu…
KAMPALA, Uganda has isolated six people suspected to have monkeypox, authorities have confirmed.Among the six are two Congolese refugees aged 2 and 12.Samples from the six have been flown to South Africa for testing as Uganda currently lacks the capaci…
Published by InsideHook By Lindsay Rogers This week, the CDC officially issued a Level 2 advisory for travelers as monkeypox spreads, urging them to “practice enhanced precautions.” “Risk to the general public is low, but you should seek medical care immediately if you develop new, unexplained skin rash (lesions on any part of the body), […]
South Africa has recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, the highest rate in three months, raising concerns about a possible larger surge in the disease.South Africa’s National Health Department reported 4,406 new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour …
Rights group Amnesty International has issued a scathing report on the failure of global drug companies and Western governments to quickly provide COVID vaccines to millions of people in Africa. In its annual report, Amnesty says tens of thousands of d…
Some medical experts have expressed concern that COVID-19 preventative measures, like masking and remote schooling, are potentially weakening children’s immune systems by shielding them from the usual childhood illnesses.“There’s a lot of reasons to be…
African health authorities are calling for better coordination to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are distributed quickly to all African nations.Vaccine supplies have surpassed demand for the first time since the pandemic began two years ago. But health offic…
Ugandan rights groups are criticizing a proposed law that would punish people who refuse to be vaccinated during an outbreak with up to six months in prison.Last week, Uganda’s state minister for trade introduced an amendment to the Public Health Act t…
Highlights• Uganda recorded a cumulative total of 152,571 COVID-19 cases in 2021, including 3,369 deaths.• Uganda was home to over 1.5 million refugees and asylum-seekers, 58 per cent of whom were children, as of November 2021.• In 2021, flooding displ…
The Territorial Police in Hoima has in custody 3 suspects, for theft, forgery and utterance of falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards. The preliminary facts indicate that on the 6.01.2022, the police were tipped about a suspect who was vending the Minis…
Roughly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, no massive outbreaks have been reported in refugee camps to date. Health experts have some theories about why, but they also urge continued wariness against “the very real and present danger of widespread t…
