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LUDHIANA: Ludhiana deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday directed the various departments to sensitize their staff members to get inoculated under the Covid vaccination drive in Punjab in the war against the pandemic. Presiding over a meeting of District Task Force, the deputy commissioner said that in Ludhiana, 36,195 healthcare and 24,321 frontline workers have so far registered on the Covid portal out of which 18,754 and 6,099 have been vaccinated by the health teams. Sharma asked the district education officers (primary and secondary) and district programme officers to ...

WHO Guides the Bagisu Community on Carrying out a Cultural Norm while observing COVID-19 Guidelines Format 17 February 2021 The period between August to December of every year is cherished among the Bagisu, a tribe in the Mbale sub-region, eastern Uganda. This is the time when the highly revered traditional circumcision ceremony of boys known as “Imbalu” is held. To the Bagisu, “Imbalu” marks the initiation of boys into manhood. Every year, hundreds of boys aged 16 and above qualify for the “Imbalu”. The ceremony is eagerly anticipated by all people in the sub-region and parents w...

Updated: U.K. approves trial exposing volunteers to virus; Singapore receives Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Share Article AAA U.K. approves trial exposing volunteers to virus; Singapore receives Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Four cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant strain from South Africa and one case of the Brazil variant have been detected in India, the Health Ministry confirmed on February 16, 2021. Stating that India should continue its vigil to contain the COVID virus despite the fall in number of active COVID cases in India and vaccines member (health) NITI Aayog V.K. Paul, noted that India is now...

U.K. approves trial exposing volunteers to virus; Singapore receives Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

February 17, 2021 Officials distributing Covid relief food A DGF supported study done by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) in 31 districts in Uganda tracked every Covid-19 government intervention and the performance of the implementing district task forces. Behind every reported Covid-19 intervention or response, the study has a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the level of effectiveness, efficiency and functionality of the district task forces. Here are some of the study’s findings by ACODE, an independent public policy research and advocacy Think Tank ...