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KIU International Desk: Germany and France Quit WHO Reform Talks due to Disagreements With the US

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  • Aug 08, 2020
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By Stephen WanderaKIU, Main Campus - Germany and France have quit talks on reforming the World Health Organization in frustration at attempts by the United States to lead the nego... Read More

COVID-19 Updates: 13 new Cases Confirmed as Another Person From Greater Bushenyi Tests Positive

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  • Aug 08, 2020
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KIU, Western Campus câ¬â€œ The Ministry of Health has announced 13 new COVID-19 cases from tests done on August 7, as another person from Greater Bushenyi, an alert from Sheema di... Read More

BREAKING: KIU 22nd Graduation Ceremony to be Held Virtually on August 22

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  • Aug 08, 2020
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The 22nd graduation ceremony for Kampala International University will be held virtually on August 22, the University Senate has announced.The ceremony, initially slated for June,... Read More

COVID-19 Updates: This Week in Numbers

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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1 câ¬â€œ The number of COVID-19 cases from Bushenyi district since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The case was found from the latest declared cases discovered on August 6.4 câ¬â... Read More

KIU Business Desk: Pharmacies in Sub-Saharan Africa Dramatically Increase Price of Hydroxychloroquine

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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Pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies in Sub-Saharan Africa have dramatically increased the price of hydroxychloroquine, a drug believed to be a cure for COVID-19, according to... Read More

COVID-19 Updates: Uganda Registers One Additional COVID-19 Death Bringing Total Deaths to 6

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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Uganda has registered its sixth COVID-19 death, after one person died on the evening of August 6 at Mulago National Referral Hospital.The dead person was a 70-year old Ugandan, a... Read More

KIU International Desk: 41 Million People To Go Hungry in East Africa due to COVID-19

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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By Rogers Wanambwa KIU, Main Campus - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the World Food Programme (WFP) estimate that 41 million East Africans are pro... Read More

KIU Trivia: August 7 in the Present and the Past

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  • Aug 07, 2020
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Whatcâ¬â„cs Happening Today?Republic Day (Ivory Coast). This is the National Day of Ivory Coast and it commemorates full independence from France on this day in 1960. In 1946 with... Read More

KIU International Desk: Scientists Discover Parasite Resistant to Major Anti-Malarial Drug in Rwanda

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  • Aug 06, 2020
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Scientists have detected the emergence and spread of malaria parasites capable of resisting artemisinin, an anti-malarial drug recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) f... Read More