Poverty, Stress, Depression & High Costs Of Living Steering Mental Illness in Ugandans
Kabooha Experts, have attributed the rising cases of mental illness to drug abuse, depression, stress, poverty and high costs of living that sometimes lead to suicidal cases. According to the recent report by the Ministry of Health and the Uganda Counseling Association, 14 million Ugandans are mentally sick accounting for 35% out of the 45 […]
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Kabarole,Fort Portal in Round 2 Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
By Sylvia Kabarole District and Fort Portal Tourism City have embarked on the Round 2 Accelerated Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign that will ensure the population eligible for the vaccines is immunized. The Ministry of Health (MOH), is conducting Round 2 Accelerated Covid 19 vaccination campaigns countrywide, where Kabarole District and Fort Portal City are part […]
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Kabarole Authorities Worried By Covid-19 Patients Loitering In Public Places.
By Augustine Byaruhanga Kabooha. Kabarole authorities worried by covid-19 patients loitering in public places. Authorities of Kabarole district have warned people who have tested positive for covid-19 against mixing with other people but instead go into self isolation. According to reports some sick individuals refuse to go under isolation after testing positive in health […]
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By Sylvia Police in Rwenzori warn schools against violating covid 19 rules by holding school celebrations over the 2020 PLE results that were released today. The Rwenzori West police spokesperson Twesigye Vincent has said that this is exposing the lives of children at risk to the deadly virus during risky settings. Therefore school head […]
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North Kigezi Diocesan Bishop Magezi Succumbs To Covid-19.
The news of his death was broke by the Security Minister and Rujumbura County Legislator Maj Gen Jim Katugugu Muhwezi. According to him, he was informed by the Bishop’s wife Mama Gladys Magezi through a phone call. “Dear brothers sad to announce demise of Bishop Benon Magezi of North Kigezi Diocese. The wife […]
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Fort-portal Receives 5450 Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine.
By Augustine Kabooha. Fort-portal city and Kabarole district on Thursday received first batch of 5450 doses of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine from ministry of health. Dr. Solomon Asiimwe the Fort-portal City Health Officer told media during a press conference that official launch of vaccination is slated for next week Monday 15th March 2021 beginning with […]
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BUHWEJU DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19.
The Buhweju district administration has closed its headquarters for seven days due to concerns of the increasing cases of COVID-19. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Paul Walakira, in a letter dated December 01, 2020, to all the administration staff, said all the premises will remain closed for one week starting December 02. Walakira said […]
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Uganda To Carry Out Potential Covid-19 Cure Tests.
Uganda will next month start tests for a potential Coronavirus cure, President Museveni has announced. Addressing the country on Sunday evening, Museveni said for the past few months, experts have been doing trials on the cure and noted it is now ready for testing on humans. “In the battle against Covid-19, our scientists have […]
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COVID 19 Is Too Painful-Says Kayondo.
By Joshua Bacwa. COVID 19 is extremely painful unlike other diseases that may affect a person-Kayondo Gilbert the former Speaker Fort Portal who has just recovered from the virus has revealed. According to Kayondo, three weeks back he was diagnosed with COVID 19 and treated on a Home Based Management approach until on Monday […]
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Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Registers 4th COVID-19 Death.
Mbarara regional referral hospital has registered one more COVID-19 related death, 58 female adult a Congolese refugee from Isingiro district who died at the hospital today morning. This brings the number of COVID-19 deaths at the referral to 4 since its first confirmed case on 16th May this year. According to the hospital director Dr. […]
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