By Mununi Paul Kazira apearlnews.com On Saturday, Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), the makers of soft drinks like Pepsi, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Sting, Evervess, and Nivana Water, Saturday donated a CT…
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Kabale Registers Low Turn Up for Hepatitis B Vaccination
Naboth Isaac Niwagaba Over 80% of Kabale residents eligible for the Hepatitis B vaccine have not yet turned up to be immunized despite the vaccination campaign that has been going…
57,851 children vaccinated against polio in Kabale
By Sophan Niwamanya apearlnews.com A total of 57,851 children under the age of 5 years, were vaccinated against Polio in Kabale district, in the recently concluded Mass Police vaccination campaign,…
Anti-Narcotics Unit nabs two drug dealers in Kigali
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com The Rwanda National Police (RNP) Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) has continued to make strides in breaking drug supply chains in different parts of the country. In the…
Rwandan midwife dismissed for defying vaccination
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com Authorities in Rwanda have dismissed Asterie Mushimiyimana a midwife attached to Gakoma district hospital for refusing to be vaccinated. The nurse in question is said to…
Kotido authorities suspend operations of five health facilities over insecurity
By APN Reporter Kotido The Kotido resident district commissioner Ambrose Onoria, has ordered the closure of five health units following death threats and shootings of health workers by suspected armed…
Kabale approves 2B suplementary budget
By Alex Byakatonda apearlnews.com Kabale District Executive Committee-DEC on Tuesday approved a request for a supplementary budget totaling shillings, 2,057,955,133, for the departments of Education, Health, Statutory bodies, and Natural…
Smooth start for polio vaccination in Kabale
By Alex Byakatonda. apearlnews.com The House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign has today smoothly kicked off in Kabale district. The Ministry of Health launched the Campaign, which is targeting to vaccinate 8,791,710…
Ntungamo launches polio vaccination campaign
By APN Reporter apearlnews.com Ntungamo’s acting district health officer (Ag.DHO) Sr. Hope Katusiime has launched a three-day house to house vaccination campaign against Polio. The campaign that will take three…