Uganda’s healthcare workers say they are seeing some success in hospital wards as they fight the fast-spreading coronavirus. Uganda has confirmed 79 coronavirus infections, 49 recoveries, and – so far - no deaths. But outside of Uganda’s hospitals, healthcare workers face stigma. Halima Athumani reports from Kampala.
Noticing a higher risk for HIV patients with compromised immune systems, health worker Simon Bukenya jumped on his bicycle and began making home deliveries, even going long distances to do it
Lawmakers say the money is being used to feed constituents left to fend for themselves
Security forces arrest author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija and TV anchor Samson Kasumba over posts they allegedly wrote on social media related to coronavirus pandemic
Defendants who worked in the office of Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda and ran program to provide food relief for the most vulnerable amid coronavirus pandemic, were arrested for causing government losses in excess of $528,000
Authorities in Uganda are finding it difficult to get residents of refugee settlements to adhere to safety measures meant to control the spread of COVID-19
Country has recorded 14 cases of coronavirus
They face a prison sentence of up to seven years if found guilty of the charges
Official says a local pharmaceutical company is about to manufacture an alleged 'cure' for the deadly virus
Possible move would be added to measures announced by country's health minister aimed at preventing the virus from entering the country
Stella Nyanzi kept writing while imprisoned for insulting President Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan authorities say self-quarantine is risky measure to fend off coronavirus
Stella Nyanzi had been jailed for cyber harassment and offensive communication against President Yoweri Museveni
Pests are laying countless eggs that are expected to hatch within weeks, raising concerns among farmers that the worst is yet to come
The pests are laying countless eggs that are expected to hatch within weeks, raising concerns among farmers that the worst is yet to come
There are now four teams around the country, each with 23 players
More young people in the East African nation of Uganda are tackling the sport of American football after learning the game from American volunteers in the country. As Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, some schools want to include the game into their sports curriculum but there is an urgent need for coaches.
Traditional stretching of the female genitals by Bantu-speaking tribes is believed to have benefits, including greater sexual pleasure, but doctors dismiss the claims, and some say the practice should not be forced on young girls
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