Ebola, Uganda

Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.
US officials advise travelers to be careful in Uganda because of Ebola
U.S. health officials on Wednesday urged Americans traveling to Uganda to take precautions because of an Ebola outbreak — and said they are helping Ugandan health officials respond to the threat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel alert does not call on travelers to steer clear of Uganda,
As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan. 21 and died on Jan. 29.
Ebola outbreak under control, says Uganda government
The minister for health, Ruth Aceng, has reassured the public that the country is under the attack of an Ebola outbreak from southern Sudan, adding that the government through the support of development partners in particular the World Health Organization is under control.
WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first-ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus. In a statement, WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
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Mastercard opens its first office in Kampala, Uganda
The move is seen as a strategic step to foster financial inclusion and accelerate regional digital transformation.
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one ...
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in ...
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Bus owners shut down broker offices in Kampala to combat fraud
Brokers have been known to open offices around bus terminals, posing as bus owners and issuing forged receipts with ...
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Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak In Kampala As First Patient Dies
Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a male nurse died, prompting urgent containment efforts and contact ...
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
Kampala, Uganda — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the ...
Uganda's top court bans military prosecution of civilians
Uganda's top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing prosecutions to stop immediately.
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TRACE Awards City Tour to ignite Kampala
Kampala is set to experience the electrifying energy of the TRACE Awards City Tour on February 13th at Noni Vie. Hosted by ...