WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir treatment arms for COVID-19
The World health organisation (WHO) has accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms....
#Covid-19: ADB approves $9.52 million grants for East and Horn of Africa states
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved $9.52 million grants to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East...
How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak in Congo
When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic fever, Fabien Impanda Boliko had to act fast. The 56-year-old laboratory technician in...
#COVID-19: Uganda cases hit 121 as tests confirm five more
Uganda has registered new five new cases of #COVID-19 as five test positive today.
The five cases bring the total cases to 121. However Uganda...
KCCA fumigates USAFI market
Ministry of Health through its vector control division, in conjunction with Kampala Capital City Authority have fumigated USAFI market.
KCCA sprayed on walls of the...
