Our COVID-19 Vaccination uptake at Mildmay Uganda Hospital

64-year-old Bruhan Kiweewa, a driver at Uganda Clays, (manufacturers of baked clay building products) is one of the beneficiaries of the national vaccination activity to manage COVID-19. He shared his vaccination status to inspire others.

I want someone to see my story and say, ‘hey, if he can do it at 64 years of age. I can do it too. I made up my mind and decided to get my jab. I have now been fully vaccinated at Mildmay Uganda hospital. My friends felt it was a death sentence, but I didn’t listen to them - I had made up my mind and i have not felt any side effects from the vaccine,” Kiweewa says.

Mildmay Uganda continues to support the national response to COVID-19 and to-date. Mildmay hospital has vaccinated over 15,891 people with 9029 receiving the first dose and 2849 receiving the second dose. The vaccines are offered freely to the public and provided by the government of Uganda in partnership with partners. The hospital also provides testing services for COVID-19.

As the country manages the new Omicron variant, it continues its wide-scale vaccination campaign and has successfully administered the first dose to more than 10,410,479 people, 22.8% of the Uganda’s total population and fully vaccinated 1,809,627 people, 4.0% of the population.