Uganda’s president imposed a six-week curfew on two regions at the heart of an Ebola epidemic that has claimed 55 deaths but insisted the disease’s progress was being slowed. Since the epidemic was announced on September 20, Ebola has expanded […]
Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that new cases had declined. The directive to close schools two weeks before the end of term was announced earlier this […]
The National Ministry of Health has raised concern about the country’s inadequate health sector, stating that fundamental healthcare services to residents are below the baseline aim and that the government must promptly improve it. This occurred at the ongoing sixth […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) requests immediate assistance to bolster Uganda’s Ebola response and neighbouring nations’ preparedness. The WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, told reporters on Thursday that just 20% of the $88.2 million request has been […]
Uganda will cut the school year by two weeks to limit everyday interaction among children and assist in the containment of the Ebola outbreak, the education minister said on Tuesday. The decision comes after 23 confirmed Ebola infections among students, […]
Uganda’s health ministry said on Wednesday that it is seeking 76 billion shillings (approximately $20 million USD) to fund a three-month Ebola response plan. Margaret Muhanga, minister of state for health in charge of primary health care, informed parliament that […]
The Rwandan government has established an Ebola protection booth at the Gatuna border crossing with Uganda. Anyone crossing the border is asked to check their temperature, and if they exhibit symptoms, they are held in a quarantine area before being […]
Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread. The Ugandan government is under pressure to contain a rising Ebola epidemic after the health minister said six pupils in Kampala, the […]
According to the Africa Times, the chairman of the Uganda Medical Association believes government should consider a lockdown in Kampala as the number of Ebola cases continues to grow in the city. Dr. Samuel Oledo informed local media that the […]
Inadequate beds at the Mingakaman Internally Displaced Persons camp in Awerial County, Lake State, have prompted health officials to admit patients on the floor. According to Andrew Kuol Wai, a clinical officer, the admittance ward has just 10 beds, while […]
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