Uganda News News Uganda » Health: Uganda Discharges Last Ebola Patient, Begins 42-Day Countdown To End Outbreak
Uganda on Thursday discharged its last Ebola patient after the person tested negative for the virus, marking the start of the country's 42-day countdown to dec ...
News Uganda » Health: Health questionnaire for travelers from DRC, Uganda
The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will have to complete a health questionnaire before travelling, due ...
News Uganda » Health: Africa CDC confirms Marburg case in Uganda as Ebola outbreak rages
Amid disease surveillance for the ongoing Ebola outbreak, Ugandan health authorities identified a case of Marburg virus disease in a one-and-a-half-year-old child, who has died, according to Africa ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda begins countdown to end of Ebola outbreak
Uganda has today entered the 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak after the last confirmed case tested negative for the virus for a second time and was discharged from care, marking an ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda to discharge last Ebola patient
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in May after 2,011 confirmed Ebola cases and 754 deaths were reported.
News Uganda » Health: WHO: Uganda is silent on updates following disclosure of Marburg outbreak
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News Uganda » Health: Uganda begins 42-day countdown to Ebola-free status after discharging last patient
Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported that the country recorded 20 confirmed Ebola cases during the outbreak, including five locally acquired infections and 15 imported cases.
News Uganda » Health: Uganda health officials warn of Ebola outbreak
A day after Uganda's Ministry of Health announced a new Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, most Ugandans appeared unaware or unconcerned about the outbreak and went about their business normally.
News Uganda » Health: US-Uganda health partnership: Investing in resilience, ownership, and shared prosperity
On December 10, the United States and Uganda took a bold step forward in global health diplomacy, signing a five-year $2.3 billion (Shs8.09 trillion) Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding ...
News Uganda » Health: Uganda health ministry confirms six new cases of Ebola
KAMPALA/GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed six more new cases of Ebola, bringing the total confirmed in the country so far to 15, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the U.N.