By AFP The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to nine, the health ministry said Friday, two weeks after the authorities announced an epidemic in the centre of the country. The new toll rose from seven, the figure given on Friday. Last month the health ministry announced […]
By Dan Wandera & Barbara Nalweyiso As one of the measures to prevent further spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), school authorities in Mubende district have temporarily suspended cold meal packages opting for only hot ones. One such school is St Kizito Madudu R/C primary school, located at the […]
By Mike Sebalu The Ministry of Health is calling for increased vigilance among Ugandans as the number of confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases continues to rise. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Emmanuel Ayinebyoona, as of October 1st, cumulative cases of Ebola stood at 41, after 3 new cases were […]
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 […]
