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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
CHICAGO -- Corporate boards of directors in Illinois have a way to go to achieve racial and gender parity in representation. In 2019, lawmakers passed a bill which requires corporations to file reports of their boards' demographic makeup, for analysis of statewide trends by professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) School of Labor and Employment Relations. According to a report based on the 2020 data, women make up more than 20% of the average board, and racial and ethnic minorities make up roughly 15%. ...
Cricket South Africa has had more fires to put out, with the latest controversy involving a Tweet from the chair of its transformation committee.
Sandals Foundation has delivered 28 tablets to the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann to serve grade six students, who are just above the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education programme threshold, but whose needs were assessed and...
Members of NUMSA and SACCA went to the Kempton Park police station to lay criminal charges against current and former executives and board members of SAA and SAA Technical.
The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees on Saturday unanimously approved of two new degree programs for the School of Agriculture in a move to \"rebirth\" the agriculture program.
A founding member of the Peachtree Providence Partners was elected to the United Negro College Fund's board of directors, becoming the first Black board chairman for the historic Black organization. Milton H. Jones Jr., 77, is tasked with growing the endowments of 37 historically Black colleges and universities that fall under the UNCF umbrella, Yahoo News reported. Jones is the vice-chairman of Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees, board member of 100 Black Men of America and co-chair of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors, on Metro Atlanta YMCA's advisory boards, Boy Scouts and the Commerce […]
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Businessman and community leader Robert James has been named Chairman of the St. Joseph’s/Candler Board of Trustees. James joined the Board of Trustees in 2010 and previously served as the Vice-Chairman. Frank Brown has been named Vice-Chairman. The SJ/C Board of Trustees is made up of volunteers who guide the vision of the health system. “I’ve worked with Bob James … Continue reading \"Robert E. James Named Chairman of the St. Joseph’s/Candler Board of Trustees\"
SIX LEADING figures from professional football have endorsed a campaign that declares ‘No Excuses’ when...
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The reintegration of more than 100 doctors who were laid off from the health sector has not eased the punishing shifts being worked by junior practitioners, many of whom are now unable to take vacation leave as a result of mandatory quarantine...
The executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), Michele Roberts, has been appointed to the board of Cresco Labs.
Roberts joins eight other white men on the board of Cresco Labs, the owner of seven Sunnyside-branded dispensaries in Illinois, Chicago Tribune reports.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on Cresco Labs’ Board and work alongside the senior leadership and management teams in their efforts to elevate the company to the next level of excellence,” Roberts said.
For years there have been concerns about the lack of diversity in the cannabis industry and Cresco Labs’ introduction of Roberts on its board is seen as a huge transformation in the industry.
“Ms. Roberts is an outstanding addition to our board,” Tom Manning, Cresco Labs’ Executive Chairman, and former Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet said, adding: “Drawing on her experience in leading one of the most important player organizations in the sports world and her expertise in law and litigation as a highly-accomplished trial attorney and educator, Michele will provide a unique perspective at a critical time of continued growth and expansion in the industry.”
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the Ministry is working to address issues with COVID-19 testing.\tBisasor-McKenzie has indicated that there has been a drop in testing over the past few...
Dr. Cynthia Lenton-Gary named Secretary The Houston Community College (HCC) Board of Trustees recently elected…
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The number of Fortune 500 companies with over 40% diversity on their boards is nearly four times higher than it was in 2010, according to the sixth edition of the Missing Pieces Report: A Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards, a multiyear study published by the Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD), in collaboration with Deloitte.
By Warren Jones Duval County School Board Chair - Our school buildings are on average 44-years old. Some have been around 100-years. That makes them the oldest in Florida, as well as the state’s worst [...]
[Nation] Hundreds of people appointed as chairpersons and members of boards of State corporations between March and July 2016 were in office illegally, the High Court said on Friday.
Kimberley Crews Goode is Vice President and Communications and Corporate Affairs for Northwestern Mutual. In this role, Goode is responsible for leading the development and execution of the company’s internal and external communications strategy. She is also a member of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation Board. Goode, who joined Northwestern Mutual in March 2008, has more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications with several global companies in diverse industries. Goode has spent the majority of her career in the financial services industry.
Goode has earned numerous awards from industry organizations, including Women in Communication, Inc. and the International Association of Business Communicators. Goode is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Arthur W. Page Society and the Board of Directors for Action for Healthy Kids and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee. She has also held membership in the International Public Relations Association.
