#ebola

An Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft has delivered 43 tonnes of emergency medical and diagnostic kits to Entebbe Airport to bolster the Africa CDC's regional Ebola response. Handed over by High Commissioner Upender Singh Rawat, the supplies will be forwarded via Uganda's NMS to support the active Bundibugyo Ebola virus intervention in the DRC.

Regional health ministers have adopted an urgent 11-point joint action plan at Munyonyo to contain the Ebola outbreak. The cross-border intervention follows an announcement by the Ministry of Health confirming that Uganda's total cases have risen to five, including a local health worker and a driver.

President Museveni has approved an Africa CDC proposal to set up a continental Incident Management Support Team in Kampala to coordinate Ebola containment efforts. Meeting with Director General Dr. Jean Kaseya, the President emphasized that the Bundibugyo strain remains highly manageable through strict public health attention.

The United States has strengthened Uganda’s fight against the ongoing Sudan Ebola Virus (SUDV) outbreak by donating 100 vials of monoclonal antibodies to the...

Vice President Jessica Alupo on Sunday delivered a national address on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni. Here are the key takeaways. Vice President Jessica...

President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Dr. Misaki Wayengera, a Researcher at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, for his efforts in developing...

Ministry of Health officials in Kasese District have confirmed that the five-year-old child who was diagnosed with the Ebola Virus Disease in Kasese district...

A child in Kasese District has tested positive for Ebola Disease Virus in Kasese District that borders the Democratic Republic of Congo. Minister of Health...