Browsing: Ebola contact tracing in Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has reported no additional confirmed Ebola infections following the death of its first confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease patient, offering an encouraging…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exceeded 9,000, with the death toll reaching…
KAMPALA, Uganda — On Thursday 16, July 2026 morning, a quiet but symbolic moment unfolded inside the isolation unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Standing…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned of a mounting toll on frontline health workers in the Democratic Republic…
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has killed more than 200 people within its first month,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Israel has reversed an earlier decision to bar travellers from Kenya from entering the country over Ebola-related concerns, following diplomatic protests from the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Israel has imposed travel restrictions on nationals from five African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has urged religious leaders across Uganda to temporarily stop laying hands on worshippers during prayers and healing services, warning…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised travel restrictions imposed on Uganda following the recent Ebola outbreak linked to neighbouring Democratic Republic of…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda battles a relatively limited Ebola outbreak linked to cross-border transmission from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an increasingly contentious…