Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two police officers attached to Buwenge central police station have been arrested for allegedly torturing a suspect, Paulo Gusango to death. It is alleged that Gusango’s wife, Sharifah Katono fled from their home located in Kibundaile village, in Namagera town council, in Jinja district …
Read More »Samples from Buwenge man test negative for Ebola
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Laboratory tests for the suspected Ebola case in Jinja district turned out negative for both Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. According to the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the samples taken from the late Anthony Mutebe, …
Read More »Man dies of Ebola like symptoms in Buwenge
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was tension in Mukwanga zone in Buwenge town council in Jinja district on Friday when 48-year-old Anthony Mutebe, exhibited Ebola-like symptoms before collapsing and dying in a trading center. Mutebe’s body, which had blood spills in his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears, was left …
Read More »Buwenge farmer succumbs to Ebola
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samples from a patient who died on Friday at Buwenge Health Center IV in Jinja district have tested positive for Ebola. The 45-year-old, Dan Waiswa, a farmer and resident of Kayalwe B village, in the Buyengo town council was admitted at Buwenge Health Center IV …
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