The minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has called for extra vigilance as Ebola is confirmed in the fourth district of Uganda. Speaking at a task force meeting on Ebola in Kassanda district, Dr. Aceng announced that a case of Ebola was confirmed in the western district of Kagadi […]
By Malik Fahad Four suspected Ebola patients who were isolated at Masaka regional referral hospital have tested negative for the deadly virus. The suspected patients include a man who escaped from an Ebola isolation centre in Mubende last week and his contacts. Others are three Masaka regional referral hospital staff […]
By Dan Wandera & Tonny Abet Five doctors and an anaesthetic officer have been taken into isolation for treatment after contracting Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the line of duty, officials confirmed yesterday. The EVD taskforce in Mubende District, the epicentre of the outbreak, and Uganda Medical Association (UMA), the national umbrella grouping […]
The government is exploring options to get possible vaccines for the Ebola Sudan virus as soon as possible. This was revealed by President Yoweri Museveni as he addressed the country on the latest outbreak of the Ebola disease which has left 5 people dead and 24 confirmed cases. He says […]
President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out any possibility of a lockdown due to the new Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the country. The president was last evening addressing the country about the latest Ebola disease from state house Nakasero, noting that there are so far 24 cumulative confirmed cases […]
