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Gov’t to Roll Out Malaria Vaccine in 105 Districts Starting April 2025

The Ministry of Health is set to roll out the malaria vaccination campaign across 105 districts starting in April 2025, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight against the…

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Why mandatory vaccination is nothing new

Mandatory vaccinations have been with us for centuries, quietly saving lives – and they're often largely unopposed until something changes.

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Unvaccinated Students Turned Away As Tertiary Institutions Reopen

Tertiary institutions on Monday turned away Covid-19 unvaccinated students. The institutions opened their gates to students after months of closure…

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Museveni Commissions Covid Testing Labs at Entebbe Airport

President Yoweri Museveni commissioned laboratories for testing Covid-19 at Entebbe International Airport COVID-19 to strengthen the country’s fight against the…

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Pig kidney works in human patient in ‘potential miracle’

A US medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig's kidney to a person, a transplant breakthrough hailed as…

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Uganda Breweries, Ministry Of Health To Host Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Event

Uganda Breweries Limited in partnership with Coca Cola Uganda have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), NICE-UG and the…

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Uganda to Receive First Batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines

Uganda will receive the first batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines containing 196,800 doses on October 7, according to Emmanuel…

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Uganda Rolls Out New Covid-19 Vaccines

The Government of Uganda will today avail two types of vaccines, Pfizer and Astrazeneca, to Ugandans amid debate among scientists…

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Museveni Lifts Lockdown on Places Of Worship

Uganda’s Covid-19 Taskforce has proposed the reopening of places of worship in his latest address. President Museveni however maintained the…

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America Donates 1.6m Doses of Pfizer Vaccine to Uganda

Uganda has received a consignment of  more than 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines thanks to a donation…

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