Mixed fortunes for African agribusiness amid pandemic
“It is easy to be pessimistic about the impact of COVID-19 on African agribusiness but some players in the food supply chain have enjoyed great success over the past year.”
News & Analysis: Uganda
Vaccine demand spirals as third wave hits home
Latest Developments Egypt / Ghana / Kenya / Morocco / Namibia / Nigeria / Rwanda / South Africa / Tanzania / Tunisia / Uganda / Zambia / Zimbabwe Africa Confidential Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“As the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Africa, the continent has become the most vulnerable region hit by the more transmissible Delta variant of the disease due to lack of vaccines and health facilities.”
African states face acute shortages of oxygen supplies and ICU beds
Daily Focus / Latest Developments Algeria / Malawi / Namibia / Senegal / South Africa / Tunisia / Uganda / Zambia / Zimbabwe The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said that hospital admissions for severely ill COVID-19 patients had reached unprecedented levels in about 10 countries; at least six countries were facing shortages in intensive care unit beds and medical oxygen.”
Ugandan economy suffers as second lockdown bites
Analysis and Opinion Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Second lockdown is poised to throw the economy, especially small-scale further into uncertainty.”
Uganda: Hackers target gov’t COVID-19 certificate control system
Latest Developments Uganda Daily Monitor Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“The government has attributed rising cases of fake COVID-19 test certificates to actions of fraudsters within labour export companies.”
Uganda to Vaccinate Half Its Population Before Reopening Economy
Latest Developments Uganda Bloomberg Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Uganda will spend 4 trillion shillings ($1.1 billion) to battle the coronavirus pandemic in a three-year plan that involves vaccinating 22 million people before fully reopening the economy.”
Health crisis as COVID-19 sweeps East Africa
Daily Focus / Latest Developments Kenya / Rwanda / Tanzania / Uganda The East African Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“East Africa is in the throes of a public health crisis as its healthcare systems sag under the weight of a rapid third wave of COVID-19, largely blamed on the deadly Delta strain.”
Uganda: Mulago hospital to install new plant as oxygen crisis worsens
Latest Developments Uganda Daily Monitor Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“A day after news leaked that 30 COVID-19 patients died after the oxygen supply malfunctioned at Mulago hospital on Tuesday, authorities at the facility have announced that they will install a fifth oxygen plant to meet the increased demand.”
Rwanda introduces quarantine for travelers from Uganda, India
Latest Developments Rwanda / Uganda Anadolu Agency Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Travelers arriving from India and Uganda or those who have traveled there in the last seven days will be required upon arriving in Rwanda to complete a mandatory seven-day quarantine, the Health Ministry said Wednesday in its updated rules which came into force Tuesday. The ministry encouraged airlines to check whether passengers have booked seven days in its designated hotels before boarding.”
Uganda seeks oxygen donations after nine doctors die in ‘India-like’ coronavirus surge
Daily Focus / Latest Developments Uganda The Telegraph Article/Blog post by John Schellhase“Nine doctors have died of COVID-19 in Uganda in the last fortnight, as a devastating new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps over the country.”
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