A section of Members of Parliament has opposed a proposal by the president of the Uganda Medical Association to have Kampala put under lockdown as a measure to prevent the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Early this week, while appearing on KFM’s Hotseat show, Dr. Sam Oledo suggested a […]
By Jane Nafula The Ministry of Health is looking for about 300 people who are said to be contacts of the 15 Ebola cases confirmed in Greater Kampala. “We have already about 300 we are following up,” Mr Emmanuel Ainebyona, the ministry spokesperson, told this publication in a telephone interview […]
The Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye has warned that a lockdown in Kampala is unavoidable with the increasing cases of the Ebola Virus Disease being reported. According to the health ministry’s Director of General Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, Kampala has so far […]
The Uganda Medical Association President, Dr. Samuel Oledo has recommended that stringent measures including a lockdown be considered for Kampala. This comes when Ebola cases in greater Kampala have risen to 15 in the last 48 hours. Currently, Uganda has 90 cumulative cases with 28 active cases on admission and […]
