Meet Nicholas, the paramedic who has worked for over 1-year without seeing his family while saving Covid-19 patients
When Covid-19 struck the county in March last year, Nicholas Otieno, a paramedic nurse at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH ) isolation Center did not know he will spend most of his time in the hospital and not with his family. In the beginning, he says he had to work for almost […]
Uganda working on producing own COVID-19 vaccine
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said production of a more effective Uganda-made COVID-19 vaccine is gearing towards advanced stages. ‘‘We are working on our vaccine. Actually our vaccine will be better than all those because it will cover all variants,’’ the president disclosed in Friday’s televised address. Daily monitor reports that Museveni said the production of […]
Doctors raise the alarm over stigmatisation of Covid-19 patients
Kenya Medical Association wants communication on coronavirus to shift away from asking people to report ‘suspects’ as if they are criminals.