August 2021 - Ugandan Weekly

E-Logistics Platform Ridelink Wins $150K in Pre-Seed Funding

By Our Reporter August 30, 2021 199 0

Started in 2017, Ridelink operates an e-logistics platform developed to connect small and medium sized enterprises to a network of transport operators at the tap of a button. The company has served more than 250 SMEs with over 2000 drivers delivering Cargo throughout EastAfrica. Ridelink is on a mission to drive down the cost of transport […]Continue Reading

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MP asks govt to check high cost of Covid-19 tests Entebbe Airport

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 347 0

Kween County MP, Abdi Fadhil Chemaswet has asked the Ministry of Health to review the high cost of mandatory Covid-19 PCR test conducted at Entebbe International Airport. The test costs US$65 which the MP said is a scheme that only benefits private laboratories stationed at the airport’s immediate outskirts to conduct the test. “The private […]Continue Reading

Health

More than 700m people with untreated hypertension

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 294 0

The number of adults aged 30–79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last thirty years, according to the first comprehensive global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control, led by Imperial College London and WHO, and published in The Lancet. Nearly half these people did […]Continue Reading

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Over 10 boat ambulances to serve people living on islands

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 328 0

The Minister for Health, Jane Ruth Aceng has said 14 boat ambulances have been procured to provide emergency services on the islands. Aceng told Parliament that seven specialized boat ambulances are already in the country with the other seven expected September and October. According to the minister, the boats were procured with funding from Government under Continue Reading

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Deep dive: Food systems reform urgency felt as global hunger rises

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 299 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare just how broken the global food system is, with millions going hungry despite the world producing enough food to feed them all. Even before people around the globe lost their jobs en masse and food pantry lines stretched longer and longer, 2021 was always meant to be a year […]Continue Reading

Health

EAC brings sanitation project to prevent and tackle infectious diseases

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 239 0

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is implementing a project on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) that will strengthen the capacity of Partner States to prevent and address infectious diseases at hot spot areas in the region. “We have secured EUR 1.5 million from the German […]Continue Reading

Suspected Suicide bomber arrested planning to attack mourners at Gen Paul Lokech’s burial ground

By Our Reporter August 27, 2021 350 0

Joint security forces have arrested Katumba Abdul aka Ben who was allegedly planning an attack on Gen Paul Lokech’s burial ground in Pader District. According to Brig Flavia Byekwaso, the Uganda People’s Defence Force spokesperson the arrest the suspected suicide bomber followed an intelligence led operation on the afternoon of Thursday 26 August 2021. “The […]Continue Reading

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New insurance firm enters Ugandan market as African Insurance Awards 2021 still on

By Our Reporter August 26, 2021 359 0

Turaco Insurance Brokers Limited is the latest insurance company to enter the growing Ugandan insurance market. According to Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega, the Chief Executive Officer of Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA), Turaco Insurance Brokers Limited entered the local market on August 18, 2021 to transact insurance business in the country. IRA which is Continue Reading

Life Style News

Ugandan lady, Ex-husband celebrate their divorce at Café Javas

By Our Reporter August 26, 2021 372 0

A Ugandan lady, Nantongo Immaculate and her ex-husband have held a party after they divorced each yesterday. The two took it to café javas, had launch and cut cake later. The two have been married for 7years and have two boys. “My divorce is finally yeeeey after 6yrs of separation. Today I choose to celebrate […]Continue Reading

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Japan suspends use of 1.63 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine over contamination

By Our Reporter August 26, 2021 534 0

Japan has suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry has said. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, which is in charge of sales and distribution of the Moderna shot in Japan, on Thursday said it had “received reports from several vaccination […]Continue Reading

Month: August 2021

E-Logistics Platform Ridelink Wins $150K in Pre-Seed Funding

MP asks govt to check high cost of Covid-19 tests Entebbe Airport

More than 700m people with untreated hypertension

Over 10 boat ambulances to serve people living on islands

Deep dive: Food systems reform urgency felt as global hunger rises

EAC brings sanitation project to prevent and tackle infectious diseases

Suspected Suicide bomber arrested planning to attack mourners at Gen Paul Lokech’s burial ground

New insurance firm enters Ugandan market as African Insurance Awards 2021 still on

Ugandan lady, Ex-husband celebrate their divorce at Café Javas

Japan suspends use of 1.63 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine over contamination

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