Prevention and Vaccine Against Ebola In Uganda-CDC By Goodluck Musinguzi Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a very rare disease that can cause illness in people. It is believed to occur naturally in specific animal populations that live in multiple sub-Saharan African countries. In the areas where EVD is most common, …
Read More »Uganda declares end of Ebola after 4-month outbreak
Uganda declares end of Ebola after 4-month outbreak The country discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital in December 2022 and has passed WHO’s 42-day timeline. Uganda has declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak it struggled briefly to contain but was then able to swiftly bring …
Read More »UNDP SUPPORTS KCCA EFFORTS TO FIGHT EBOLA
UNDP SUPPORTS KCCA EFFORTS TO FIGHT EBOLA By Goodluck Musinguzi The battle to end Ebola virus is registering tremendous success in Kampala city and the country at large and there is hope that the virus will be history soon. In Kampala it’s now day 18 since a case was reported …
Read More »AFRICA CDC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UGANDA’S EBOLA OUTBREAK- AHMED OGWELL OUMA
AFRICA CDC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UGANDA’S EBOLA OUTBREAK- AHMED OGWELL OUMA By Goodluck Musinguzi The Africa CDC’s acting Director, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma says Uganda has reached day 39 without recording any new case of ebola which shows the government’s excellent coordination of Ebola-containment measures. “The Ebola outbreak in Uganda is not …
Read More »Uganda edges closer to being declared Ebola-free
Uganda edges closer to being declared Ebola-free What you need to know: Africa’s top public health body, Africa CDC ,said on Thursday that the outbreak in Uganda was under control. According to the Ugandan Health ministry, 3,600 health workers are still on standby countrywide, while district and community task …
Read More »Ebola in Uganda: Red Cross and community members fight the virus’s spread
Ebola in Uganda: Red Cross and community members fight the virus’s spread By Goodluck Musinguzi The Uganda Red Cross Society conducts safe and dignified burials for community members suspected to have died of Ebola Uganda is currently facing an outbreak of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD). The first case of …
Read More »WEST NILE LEADERS FORM EBOLA TASK FORCE COMMITTEES
WEST NILE LEADERS FORM EBOLA TASK FORCE COMMITTEES Peter Taban Data, Resident District commissioner, Adjumani district By Goodluck Musinguzi ARUA The district leaders from the West Nile region have formed an Ebola task force in preparation for intensified sensitization, and surveillance and to be able to …
Read More »MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL ISOLATION UNIT: ONLY THREE PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE WHICH SHOWED CONTACT TRACING SAVES
MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL ISOLATION UNIT: ONLY THREE PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE WHICH SHOWED CONTACT TRACING SAVES By Goodluck Musinguzi Hon Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health said Kampala City and the populous Wakiso district were saved from Ebola-Sudan due to the robust contact tracing. All contacts were hosted at Mulago …
Read More »SHS3.6 BILLION ($1 MILLION) USED TO EQUIP EBOLA TREAMENT/ISOLATION CENTERS AT MULAGO, MASAKA AND JINJA RUN BY Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
By Goodluck Musinguzi Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization was handed supplies worthy $995,000( Shs 3.6 Billion) to be used at 3 Ebola treatment and isolation units at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Masaka and Jinja Referral Hospitals. Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health witnessed …
Read More »7th EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT OPENED AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, ITS TREATMENT AND TRAINING CENTER FOR KAMPALA CITY
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health has opened the 7th Ebola treatment Unit with a 32-bed capacity at Mulago National Referral Hospital in the Capital City of Kampala. This facility will help in the preparedness against any infectious disease, especially the Ebola-Sudan strain. Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health …
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