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By Dr. Roy William Mayega Since Uganda confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 21 March 2020, the number of positive cases increased to 126 as of May 12, 2020, according to the Ministry of Health.…

This section displays the seminar reports from weekly seminars conducted by the Makerere University School of Public Health.  

By Maureen Nabatanzi Uganda confirmed her first case of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on 21 March 2020. By 11 May, barely two months later, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 121.…

By Ziyada Babirye Like each new year, 2020 was welcomed amidst ululations and incredible fireworks scenes with a blend of epic music the world over. Little did anyone ever think the unimaginable was…

Chrispus Mayora By Chrispus Mayora The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to ravage countries, especially in the West, Europe and Asia. Beyond health, economies have been hit hard…

Davies Rwabu By Davies Rwabu On April 18, I shared on my Facebook timeline that truck drivers would be our next threat in the fight against Covid-19. Some of you read the piece below. It…

Rawlance Ndejjo By Rawlance Ndejjo On 18th March 2020, I returned to Uganda from Belgium on the night when the President had announced a mandatory institutional quarantine for all persons…

As of today, April 22, 2020, over 2.4 million persons across the globe had been infected by the COVID 19 virus and around 165,000 of whom have lost their lives. The negative impact of this pandemic…

Makerere University is in advanced stages of developing much cheaper and faster test kits that will not need a laboratory like the existing test kits. The full development and production is expected…

Richard Ssempala By Richard Ssempala | Source : New Vision The world has been hit hard by coronavirus. Starting from China in December 2019, the virus has spread to more than 200…

Chrispus Mayora By Chrispus Mayora | Source: New Vision It all started in Wuhan – a city in Central China – and in a space of about four months, the COVID-19 Pandemic has brought life…

Several countries have picked up interest in the use of hydroxychloroquine for the management of the Corona virus Disease. However, the current evidence is inadequate to confirm that chloroquine and…