National—August 8, 2020: On Saturday, 8 August 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed 13 new…
Author: Stephen Omara
Women can help Rwanda recover faster from Covid-19 pandemic
Rwanda – 30, July 2020: Rwanda can recover faster from the Covid-19 if women entrepreneurs…
Uganda registers 1st Covid-19 death
Namisindwa—23, July 2020: A 34-year-old Ugandan female, a resident of Namisindwa district in Eastern Uganda,…
Uganda extends curfew, salons, boda-bodas, arcades resume
National—22, July 2020: Addressing the nation on Tuesday night on Covid-19 situation in the country,…
Monday: 11 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Uganda
National—14, July 2020: To-date, Uganda has registered a total of 984 Covid-19 recoveries and no…
Ethiopia ratifies the AU Protocol on the rights of older people despite Covid-19
Addis Ababa, 10 July 2020: The Federal Government of Ethiopia has on Thursday ratified the…
A unique Wisdom Centre in Uganda keep older people, the youth talking
Summary The first of its kind in Uganda and the entire Eastern Africa region Vocational…
HelpAge, CommonAge forge partnership for older people in the Commonwealth
Nairobi—26, June 2020: Two age-focused organisations, the HelpAge International and the Commonwealth Association for the…
Uganda gov’t urged to integrate older refugees in Covid-19 response
Kampala – 20 June 2020: The government of Uganda needs to mainstream the issues of…
On Friday, 8 tested positive for Covid-19 out of 1,850 samples tested
National—20, June 2020: A total of 1,850 samples were tested on Friday for novel Coronavirus…
HelpAge Intl protests Kenya govt move to tax older people’s pensions as source of income
Nairobi, June 5, 2020: Measures by the Kenyan government to introduce taxation on pensions as…
Oyam man tests positive for coronavirus, in a stable condition
Summary: Pearl of Africa confirmed 14 new coronavirus cases for Sunday Total samples tested on…
