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Ecobank and Malaria Free Uganda raises UGX160 million to fight malaria in Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany News News & AnalysisFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Malaria Free Uganda Initiative has boosted the government’s fight against malaria with a donation of UGX160,000,000 to the Ministry of Health. A bulk of these funds were raised during the “Malaria Family Carnival” held in conjunction with the Rotary Club last December. Ecobank matched the kitty with a donation of UGX 80,0000,000 from its Zero Malaria Business Leadership (ZMBLI) matching fund, to make the above UGX160,000,000. Led by Ecobank Group and Speak Up Africa and in collaboration with the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, the “Zero Malaria Businesses Leadership Initiative (ZMBLI) supports the second pillar – private sector engagement –…

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COVID-19: Confirmed cases reach 616 as more 23 cases are discovered amongst truck drivers and contacts

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJune 7, 2020June 7, 2020

Results from samples tested on 06th June 2020 have confirmed 23 new Covid-19 cases, taking Uganda’s confirmed total cases to 616. According to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the 23, include: 7 truck drivers from Elegu, Mutukula and Mirama Hills border points; 1 security personnel from Elegu and another case of a frontline health worker. They also include 14 cases from contacts and alerts from; Kyotera, Adjumani, Tororo and Amuru districts. Besides the 23 new cases, 47 foreign truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 were handed over to their countries of origin. According to Uganda’s new protocols, foreign truck drivers,…

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VOTE OF CONFIDENCE: 80% of Ugandans confident about gov’t efforts to stop Covid-19 spread

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

80per cent of Ugandans who took part in a Geopoll Survey say the government has done enough to stop Covid-19 spread. The survey, titled: Coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa; how Africans in 12 nations are responding to the Covid-19 outbreak, was done by Geopoll, one of the largest global research firms. The survey was done between 2nd – April 9th, 2020, in 12 countries, including Uganda. Others are Benin, Côte D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. The study was done amongst people of 16 years and above, out of whom 46 per…

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WHO Director General visits Uganda to assess Ebola response

Muhereza KyamuteteraPolitics & Goverment The Big StoryJune 17, 2019June 17, 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is in the country to assess Uganda’s response to the current Ebola outbreak in Kasese District, Western Uganda. Kasese is…

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