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Visibility study of Kampala, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa reveals big air pollution problems

A study of the air quality of the three cities from 1974 to 2018 shows that air pollution levels increased over the study period
Downtown Kampala
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How to protect Covid-19 response funds from looters

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, up to 25% of global procurement funding is lost to corruption. With billions of dollars flowing into African countries to support their Covid-19 responses, there is an urgent need to ensure that the money goes where it is intended
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The economic pain caused by Covid-19 shows we need to reshape African cities

In Africa, lockdowns to control the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak will hurt urban families -- most of who depend on informal sector jobs -- the most. Therefore, reshaping African cities in the pandemic’s aftermath to ensure they can be engines of economic growth in the future, will be key
Boda boda cyclists on a Kampala road
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Coronavirus: how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained

There’s still a lot we don’t know but here’s what the evidence tells us so far about the coronavirus, which has been confirmed in Uganda, and the disease it causes, COVID-19
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Uganda vaccine trial puts African scientists at forefront of Ebola research

Researchers from Epicentre, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene last week started a new Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda
Health care workers learn how to properly dispose of the remains of a simulated patient who died from Ebola
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HIV/AIDS: Uganda’s health facilities turn to innovative strategies to plug donor funding gaps

Donors fund 85% of Uganda's HIV/AIDS response. But many critical areas are not covered by that funding and many health facilities have had to introduce innovative funding strategies to cover their costs and expand their coverage
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