14 Jan

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 and the subsequent search for an appropriate antidote, there have been mixed reactions in vaccine uptake globally. The COVID-19 vaccines manufactured have ranged from Johnson and Johnson, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinovac. Despite these efforts, Uganda, like many East…

22 Oct

Globally, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted education systems forcing learners and some schools to shift to virtual learning to curb the spread of the pandemic. While the pandemic has caused a drastic shift to digital learning spaces for mostly urban and children from well-to-do…

30 Sep

COVID-19 and its containment measures in Uganda, especially lockdowns, have resulted into new inequalities and exacerbated the existing gaps between the rich and the poor, including the vulnerable[1]. However, a more credible and supportive fiscal policy could reduce the intensity and magnitude of the expected increase in socio-economic…

30 Aug

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc and reverse the gains made in creating resilient and sustainable social-economic systems supporting young people’s lives, livelihoods and businesses. For instance, the International Labour Organisation shows that one in six young people aged 18-29 stopped working (about 17.4 percent) because…