By Sharon Ibenu As the fast-spreading pandemic continues to drown thousands of lives around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has continued to appeal to the people all over the world to continue following the precautions…

By Isaac Akugizibwe Emmanuel attending to a customer Whereas other students left for their respective homes following the 30-day suspension of institutions against COVID-19, Emmanuel Kahwa, a student of Public Administration at KIU,…

Dr. Edward Mwesigye, the District Health Officer for Bushenyi district has urged students from Kampala International University to “protect themselves at all times”, as the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the country continues…

As of Sunday, 29th March 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda had risen to 33. This was after the Ministry of Health, on Sunday evening, confirmed three more patients infected with the virus. This came barely a day after…

By Collins Kakwezi After the outbreak of Ebola in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, Kampala International University Teaching Hospital established an emergency centre to tackle the outbreak. Being less than 100 kilometres…

By Kisekka Umar Out of the 225 tests that were run on 28th/03/2020, 218 samples have tested negative for covid- 19 which brings it to accumulative total of 30 confirmed cases within the country, this was confirmed in a tweet from the…

By Agnes Kiconco The former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has asked Ugandans to work together and support each other during this crisis. Besigye’s appeal comes shortly after Uganda confirmed five new…

By Susan Muhindo KIU, Main Campus - The COVID-19 pandemic that is globally affecting countries and economies, and claiming lives, is not an airborne disease but rather, is transmitted through droplets, i.e. the small little particles…

By Agnes Kiconco KIU, Main Campus - As of 27th March 2020, four people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda, rising the total number to 18. On 26th March 2020, another 197 people who recently travelled to the UAE were tested.…

By Kisekka Umar Students recording at Media Challenge Initiative studio. To create awareness on the novel COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, students of Kampala International University (KIU) have joined the Media Challenge Initiative…