May 26, 2021 A nurse vaccinating a man against coronavirus in Kabale recently
Vaccination shields “all people at risk” from getting any virus or disease. Vaccination has been used widely over the years to shield people from measles, polio and whooping cough, among others. All this starts from just a few weeks old.
But that aside, we now have Covid-19. In Uganda, Covid-19 vaccinations began on March 10, 2021 after the country got over 946,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The campaign got off to a slow start as Ugandan skepticism over the vaccine efficacy was reinforced by swirling reports at the time, of the vaccine causing blood clots in some people.
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Man jailed 18 years for killing woman and her 2-year-old child
Thursday May 06 2021
Alex Ocen at Lira High Court premises before pleading guilty to the offences on May 5, 2021. PHOTO | ISAAC OTWII
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The convict Alex Ocen and his nine accomplices appeared before the court on Wednesday for sentencing after opting for a plea bargain.
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The High Court in Lira has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing a woman and her 2-year-old child following a land dispute in Aromo Sub County, Lira District.
The convict Alex Ocen and his nine accomplices appeared before the court on Wednesday for sentencing after opting for a plea bargain.
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Thursday May 06 2021
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A 10-year-old girl, who was suffering with a big swelling on her right cheek, has received financial and medical assistance following a Daily Monitor story.
Good Samaritans have provided clothing, bedding and school fees to Priscilla Akongo, 10, who says she was abandoned by her parents after she developed the strange swelling. She is also undergoing an operation at Lacor hospital to remove the swelling.
On July 3, 2020, Daily Monitor published a story depicting the worrying condition of Akongo, who lived in Ayago Parish, East Division, Lira City. Her right cheek started swelling around 2013, when Akongo had just turned two years.
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Monday May 03 2021
Chairperson of Uganda Landmine Survivors Association Aisha Bint Abdu (right) presents a child to Dr Proscovia Mugaba to give him an artificial limb. Inset is George Odongo, whose hand was injured by a teargas canister. PHOTO/ PATRICK EBONG
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Dr Proscovia Mugaba, the executive treasurer of Uganda Christian Medical Fellowship (UCMF), said her organisation is involved in a number of initiatives to support accident victims.
Another beneficiary, Ms Joyce Abeja, is a survivor of the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Ms Abeja, who is a resident of Starch Factory B’ Cell in Lira City, lost her hand when the rebels set ablaze her hut.