Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bwera and Mpondwe towns in Kasese district were on Wednesday put under a total lock-down. Security forces ordered the closure of businesses both dealing in food and non-food stuff. They also stopped cargo movements across the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of …
Read More »EBOLA: Uganda repatriates 5 to DRC after 2nd patient dies
Bwera, Uganda | AFP | A grandmother in Uganda has died from Ebola, health officials said Thursday, the second fatality in the country since a major outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo crossed the border. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng announced Wednesday that Uganda had recorded three cases of Ebola …
Read More »Cholera outbreak in Kasese, three dead
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cholera outbreak has hit Kasese district in the past week and has so far killed three people in Nyakiyumba subcounty. The Ministry of Health has confirmed that up to 73 suspected cases have been handled so far by local health officials, with 53 of …
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