Health minister, Dr. Jane Aceng is this afternoon expected to address the media and give formal clarification on the conflicting figures of Ebola deaths, infections, and recoveries. According to the ministry spokesperson, Emmanuel Ayinebyoona, the move has been prompted by some rumors that are making rounds on social media. According to […]
The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Aceng is this afternoon set to discharge health workers who recovered from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at Entebbe isolation facility. The health workers have been receiving treatment at the Joint Mobile Emerging Disease Intervention Clinical Capacity (JMEDICC) facility at Fort Portal regional hospital. […]
By Eve Muganga The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCA) says it is equipped well enough to handle the Ebola outbreak. All departing and arriving passengers through Entebbe International Airport are now being screened using modern thermos scanners to detect their temperature levels and also look out for possible signs and […]
An Ebola patient who was discharged yesterday after completing treatment has chosen to stay back and take care of her infected 2-year-old child. According to health minister Dr. Jane Aceng, the child’s mother has opted to remain at Madudu Ebola treatment unit after undergoing counseling. Her husband too is still […]
By Mike Sebalu Another health worker has succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Health minister Dr. Jane Aceng has identified the deceased as Margaret Nabisubi, an anesthetic officer. She says the 58-year-old succumbed to Ebola at 4:33 am at Fort Portal Hospital (JMedic) after battling the disease for 17 […]
