Day: May 6, 2021

FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino and General Secretary Madam Fatma Samoura warmly received at the Freetown International Airport in Sierra Leone by SLFA Boss Madam Isha Johansen and her entire Executive Committee. CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe who is part of the visiting entourage  arrived a bit later on Wednesday 5th May, 2021

The initiative that is supported by Melinda and gates foundation was launched at Bufumira he health center in Kalangala district, with bottles of medication are carefully loaded into the body of the drone, amidst residents that gathered to witness the launch. The drone delivery will now see 20 scheduled flights a month, carrying mostly HIV medicines out to 78 community groups and health facilities across the widely scattered Ssese islands, which have the highest HIV prevalence in Uganda. Kalangala district has an HIV prevalence rate of 18%, far higher than the national rate of 5.6%. The government’s HIV strategy estimates prevalence of the virus to be up to 40% in some fishing communities. The delivery of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and healthcare is difficult, weather-dependent ...