Browsing: Ebola
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has urged religious leaders across Uganda to temporarily stop laying hands on worshippers during prayers and healing services, warning…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States has announced an additional Ksh2.59 billion (US$20 million) in funding to strengthen Ebola preparedness in Kenya and three other…
NANYUKI, Kenya — Several protesters were arrested on Tuesday as demonstrations intensified against the construction of a United States-funded Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air…
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…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has confirmed three new Ebola infections, bringing the total number of cases recorded since the outbreak was declared on May 15 to…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Arab Emirates has introduced travel restrictions affecting passengers from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan, citing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States has increasingly shifted attention to its domestic Ebola preparedness infrastructure as a controversial plan to establish a quarantine facility…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States government has authorised the emergency use of an experimental Ebola antibody treatment for individuals exposed to the virus, even as…
MERU, Kenya — Former Deputy President and Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has sparked political debate after alleging that the planned…