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Reuters: Australia nears living with COVID like flu – PM Morrison

Australia nears living with COVID like flu – PM Morrison SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation’s political leaders want to move to a new phase of living with COVID-19 as though it were the flu, but would consult health experts. © Reuters/STRINGER Australia’s PM Morrison speaks to the media during a […]

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Makerere University launches Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence

By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda: Makerere University with a grant from the United Kingdom to a tune of 1 Million USD through the World Bank with recommendation from Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has put up a Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence expected to bridge the gap in

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Associated Press: 1 million children leave behind lives, friends in Ukraine

ZAHONY, Hungary(AP) — After bombs started falling in her hometown of Kharkiv, Annamaria Maslovska left her friends, her toys, and her life in Ukraine and set off on a days-long journey with her mother toward safety in the West. © Provided by Associated Press Annamaria Moslovska, a ten-year-old from Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, smiles in a waiting

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to derail Iran nuclear talks

VIENNA — Fears mounted Monday that the Iran nuclear deal may become collateral damage in the Ukraine war as Russia pressed its demand to be exempted from U.S. sanctions in any future business dealings with Iran. © Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, welcomes Rafael Mariano Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency,

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MTN Foundation to set up facility to skill 400 girls annually.

The classroom block that is going to be renovated by MTN Foundation to create a conducive learning environment for the girls at Smart Girls Foundation.   MTN Foundation in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation has today embarked on the construction of a skilling facility with the capacity to train 400 girls annually in vocational programs.

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Moderna to build a state of the art mRNA facility in Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta  today in State House, Nairobi witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Kenya and Moderna to establish the first mRNA manufacturing facility in Africa. The state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa is expected to produce up to 500 million doses of vaccines each year.   The Company anticipates investing up to

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FG seeks states’ commitment to end open defecation

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called for more commitment from state governments to eliminate open defecation in the nation. According to the ministry, having only 76 open defecation-free local government areas in the nation is a far cry from its target. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said this during

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Nakasero Hospital Organizes Cardiac Diagnostic Center Symposium

Nakasero Hospital on Thursday 3rd March 2022 organized a Cardiac Diagnostic Center Symposium under the theme Understanding the capability of interventional procedures in managing heart disease which also marked the launch of its Cardiac Cath Lab. During the event different industry experts discussed the capability and shared various experiences in the field. Experts ranged from

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Doctors to Gov’t: Corruption Investigations should not remain at Mulago but to entire Health System

By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Mulago, Kampala-Uganda: Most Health Departments are surrounded with rings corruption therefore the Health Monitoring Unit should not solely focus on Mulago Hospital. (C) Dr. Oledo Samuel Odongo, President of Uganda Medical Association (U.M.A), (L) Dr. Nabushawo Faith, Deputy Secretary General of Uganda Medical Association, (R) Dr. Mirembe Joel, U.M.A Secretary Buganda

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FG receives over 850,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Japan

The Federal Government has taken delivery of 859,600 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and 175 solar direct drive refrigerators donated by the government of Japan. It stressed that the donation will further strengthen the country’s vaccination coverage, even as over 17 million eligible populations had received their first dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Speaking during the

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