Ebola

By AFP The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to nine, the health ministry said Friday, two weeks after the authorities announced an epidemic in the centre of the country. The new toll rose from seven, the figure given on Friday. Last month the health ministry announced […]

By Mike Sebalu The Ministry of Health is calling for increased vigilance among Ugandans as the number of confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases continues to rise. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Emmanuel Ayinebyoona, as of October 1st, cumulative cases of Ebola stood at 41, after 3 new cases were […]

The minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has called for extra vigilance as Ebola is confirmed in the fourth district of Uganda. Speaking at a task force meeting on Ebola in Kassanda district, Dr. Aceng announced that a case of Ebola was confirmed in the western district of Kagadi […]