Zombo's Deputy Resident District Commissioner (DRDC), Atim Grace, emphasized that free and uncontrolled cross-border movement of Congolese nationals seeking healthcare in Uganda poses a potential risk for a monkeypox outbreak. "Given the influx of Congolese entering Uganda, the threat of a rapid spread of monkeypox is real, and disaster preparedness funds are crucial," Atim said.
The Open Park Days will feature the savanna parks, including Murchison Falls National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, and Kidepo National Park. Forested parks, like Bwindi and Mgahinga, will not be part of this phase due to specialized activities like gorilla tracking that are not covered under this program.
During the belated Africa Worldwide Heritage Day celebrations, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butime, revealed that the museum welcomed 131,508 visitors last year, compared to 67,366 in 2022, with 87 percent being domestic visitors.
Patricia Bageine Ejalu, the Deputy Executive Director of Standards at UNBS, represented the Executive Director at the award ceremony held at the company's premises in Busega.
Nanteza says that she applied for police clearance in early November and received a letter signed on behalf of the Inspector General of Police by Wilson Omoding on 14th, November 2022 instructing her team to liaise with Kiira Regional police authorities to ensure the smooth execution of the event.
In his ruling delivered Wednesday morning, Civil Division High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, says the suit will proceed before him to its logical conclusion, arguing that the court’s power to exercise discretion to stay court proceedings before it can be exercised judicially and in the public interest. “…the same should not be used to cause delay of hearings or inconvenience to the other party or result into public mischief,” he said.
"It is unfortunate that we, the people that the martyrs generated with blood, are buried in such vices," Muhiirwa noted while delivering his homily during the Mass held as part of the events to pay homage to the martyrs at Namugongo Shrines in Wakiso district Friday.
According to Nakiwala, football spectators will be allowed into the facility and will seat in designated zones away from the players and match officials to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
Angela Namala, the acting Director of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, who declined to reveal the cost of the entire renovation works told URN on Sunday that the ICU ward needed a facelift and the repair of some of the interior fittings.
Scientists argue that the outbreak of covid-19 led to the country's first attempt to manufacture a vaccine for a disease. In addition to this, due to the ban on the importation of some medicines, chemotherapists began looking into a cure for covid-19.
The administrators noted that children's brains are active, with a lot of interest in playing, and mingling amongst themselves without adhering to the recommended COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures.
Rashid Ssentongo, the Jinja Regional Inspectorate Officer told URN in an interview this week that he has received several complaints from doctors accusing Tugumisirize of continuing to transact business on behalf of the hospital despite having retired officially from the same position late last year.
Perusi Namugwere, a P 6 pupil at Kikalu primary school narrates that they neither received the educational materials distributed by the Ministry of Education nor have television at home to follow the lessons conducted on TV.
Dipu says that, such initiatives have been slowed down due to covid19 frustrations, which have left several drivers financially constrained, however they have embarked on an initiative of convincing all rally participants to donate a small fee of at least 100,000 Shillings each per event, with an aim of boosting donation drives to the targeted communities.
Safe Spaces was launched after the March 2020 directive by President Yoweri Museveni to have all schools and learners sent home following the outbreak COVID 19. The pandemic has since ravaged economies across the globe and killed over five million people.
A detective told URN on condition of anonymity that Waswa was picked up on Wednesday evening on a tip-off from his colleagues who faulted him for issuing fake COVID-19 positive test results to a wanted person.
The hotel had been granted a payment of 3 Billion shillings in October last year as a stimulus package after its operations were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns that paralysed the hospitality industry. According to UDC, a government entity that promotes industrial and economic development, the funds were approved after a request from Nile Hotel, the holder of the hotel on behalf of the government.
Mutemo said that the district received over 156 million Shillings to facilitate members of the Village Health Teams-VHTs and other activities of the COVID-19 task force but Duku and Mawejje have failed to account for the funds, yet several health workers have never received their risk allowances for the second wave.
