Travelers are up in arms against the poor standards at the COVID-19 testing facilities at Entebbe International Airport, saying they could instead turn out as super spreaders of the virus. Government last week undertook mandatory testing of all incoming passengers at Entebbe International Airport and all ports of entry to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 in Uganda. All arriving passengers (including children above 6 years) irrespective of vaccination status or country of origin, are required to undertake a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test on arrival at the Airport. This is in addition to the negative PCR test certificate required to…
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The Chinese government has bolstered government of Uganda’s covid-19 vaccination campaign with an additional 700,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine. Speaking at the handover of the vaccines at National Medical Stores (NMS) on Tuesday, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong urged the government of Uganda to ensure that the vaccines reach the people. The vaccines have come at a very special time and we would like to urge the government of Uganda to ensure that there is fair and equitable distribution of the vaccines. The government of China is committed to ensuring that over 200 million vaccines are distributed…
Police in Jinja have arrested a Pastor for defiling, sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl and trafficking 52 children. The suspect has been identified as Robert Masiga of Christ the Answer Church in Jinja. According to the Deputy Coordinator Prevention of trafficking in persons, Agnes Igoye, “a very brave” 17-year-old girl (names withheld) reported the case to Bwenje police station in Jinja. “The girl was trafficked and defiled by Masiga and as we speak, she is pregnant with his child,” Igoye said while addressing the press at Central Police headquarters in Naguru on Monday. Igoye added that upon investigation, police discovered…
The Belgian Ambassador to Uganda Rudi Veestraeten and his counterpart the French Ambassador to Uganda Jules-Armand Aniambossou have reassured the Ugandan population that the doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine that their respective governments (Belgium and France) have donated to Uganda are safe and Ugandans shouldn’t miss the opportunity of being vaccinated. Both the Belgian and French ambassadors who were speaking at the official handover of 153,900 and 501,153 Astra Zeneca doses donated by the Belgian and French governments respectively to National Medical Stores on Thursday, revealed that the COVID-19 vaccines from Europe are first quality and are safe. It’s…
Chairpersons of different committees in Parliament have commended National Medical Stores for their efficient storage and delivery of medicines and drug supplies to the Ugandan population. Speaking during a tour of National Medical stores facilities, the chairpersons of the different committees in Parliament thanked National Medical Stores for the new warehouse facility that is being constructed in Kajjansi and committed themselves to ensure that National Medical Stores’ budget is increased. “On behalf of Parliament, we are grateful to NMS board and Management for the job they are doing in ensuring that medicines and drug supplies are efficiently stored and…
Over 20,000 residents in Entebbe and other surrounding areas have so far benefitted from the free yellow fever vaccination campaign that is being spearheaded by National Medical Stores in a bid to awaken Ugandans about the reality of the yellow fever disease. Speaking to the media on Thursday during the ongoing yellow fever vaccination campaign at the Mayors Garden in Entebbe, National Medical Stores spokesperson, Sheila Nduhukire revealed that NMS has been running a yellow fever corporate social responsibility activity and added that other regions have also benefitted from the vaccination campaign. Yellow fever vaccination is part of our…
Like most institutions and organizations that have been hit by the covid-19 pandemic, National Medical stores too hasn’t been spared given the fact that they embarked on building a new stores facility in 2017 based in Kajjansi, off Entebbe-Kampala highway. According to Paul Okware, the Chief Stores and Operations Officer at National Medical Stores revealed during a tour of the new warehouse by the Members of Parliament on the Health committee on Tuesday that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, they (NMS) has had to revise the completion date of the new structure. National Medical Stores commenced the construction of the…
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is in advanced stages of finalizing the Standards that shall be followed by all operators of saunas, steam baths and whirlpools. Dr. Safina Namugga Ngolya, the Principal Standards Officer at UNBS, told stakeholders that the Standards body will regulate the industry to avoid the dangers that come with its free operation. “The regulations will range from; sanitation, etiquette, fire prevention, personal safety and risk assessment,” she said. Namugga made these remarks today Tuesday August 24 while presenting the Draft Standards to different stakeholders for review on health, safety and new requirements, via zoom.…
Ms. Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye yesterday handed over the office of State House Comptroller to her successor Mrs. Jane Barekye, formerly the Special Presidential Assistant responsible for Economic Affairs. “I take this opportunity to hand over the office of State House Comptroller to you and wish you good luck,” Nakyobe said. The handover ceremony took place today Monday 23rd August 2020 at the State House Administration block at Okello House in Kampala and was attended by all senior management officers. In her handover statement, Nakyobe commended and thanked President Museveni for the opportunity he gave her to serve as the State…
State minister for health Margaret Muhanga has castigated social media users who are decampaigning the covid-19 vaccination effort in Uganda. Minister Muhanga who made the remarks during the official handover of the 299,520 doses at National Medical Stores on Thursday from the United Kingdom government said that some social media users are scaremongering and misinforming Ugandans from not being vaccinated through posting propaganda stories about the vaccines. Minister Muhanga thanked the UK Government for helping Uganda receive Astra zaneca vaccines and added that Uganda has now received over 2.2 million doses and close to a million Ugandans have received the…