By Agnes Kiconco Charles Okello, a suspected Coronavirus patient, who on Wednesday, 1st April 2020, escaped from Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, was later discovered and arrested in Omoro district. Before his escape, he was…

Students from different colleges and schools at Kampala International University are reacting positively to online lectures as they look forward to catching-up with the time set for the semester. The online lectures that begun on…

As the country registers confirmed cases up-country, the Ministry of Health has decentralised the management of COVID-19 cases in each district. The Minister of Health, Dr. Ruth Aceng, while addressing the nation on 2nd April 2020 on…

By Collins Kakwezi As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the globe, Mental health has become a growing concern for many health experts. According to a BBC report, a survey by YoungMinds has found that the Coronavirus pandemic is having a…

Kampala International University Teaching Hospital has set up a full-time information desk working 24/7, to provide the general public with factual information concerning COVID-19. According to the Executive Director of the hospital,…

As the world struggles to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have resorted to instituting drastic measures including nation-wide shutdowns in order to curb the spread of the virus. In effect, many have found themselves…

By Collins Kakwezi Nurses screening patients at the entrance of the hospital Kampala International University Teaching Hospital has procured a temperature gun and shifted the nursing station to the entrance of the hospital in moves…

By Suzan Muhindo So far, the COVID-19 pandemic has registered about 743,081 cases with about 35,347 deaths and 157,046 recovered; without excluding Uganda's own 33 cases. The government in conjunction with WHO, have passed preventive…

By Agnes Kiconco 11 more cases of Coronavirus were confirmed and announced by H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday, 31st March 2020. This has brought the total number of COVID-19 cases to 44 in Uganda. The 11 who were…

By: Umar Kisekka A Pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the World Health Organization office in China on 31st December 2019, and declared a Public Health Emergency of international concern on 30th…