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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people admitted at Mubende Referral Hospital suspected of suffering from Ebola has increased from 21 to 30. Health workers at Mubende hospital said that the patients were brought to the hospital from Madudu Sub County in Mubende District and Kyaka Refugee …

Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has suspended the Masaza Cup quarterfinals matches due to the Ebola outbreak. Uganda has recorded 11 deaths and 11 confirmed cases of Ebola from communities in Mubende district over the last week. The Chairperson of the Masaza Cup organizing committee Suleiman Ssejjengo, …

‘We’re ready’ says Uganda COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Since Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the country on Sept.20, it has moved swiftly to achieve three main objectives; reducing its spread, minimising number of deaths, and ensuring it does not spread to neighbouring countries. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Ebola Virus outbreak: ‘We’re ready’ says Uganda THE LAST WORD The tragedy of Bobi Wine: How the ideological poverty of Uganda’s leading opposition figure makes him subversive to our national interest ANALYSIS Unpaid …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police –IGP Okoth Ochola has instructed police commanders to release suspects with minor offences in districts affected by the latest outbreak of Ebola. Uganda has recorded 11 deaths and 11 confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease from communities in …

Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA – URN |  The death rate from the newly confirmed outbreak of the Ebola Hemorrhagic fever in Mubende is likely to be low,  according to scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI. Dr. Julius Lutwama who heads the Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Illegal trade in bushmeat, meat from wildlife species that are hunted for human consumption, most often referring to the meat of game in Africa, due to lax policing, poverty, and soaring demand for protein is to blame for the regular outbreak of zoonotic diseases in Africa, …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday that it had intensified surveillance to prevent transmission of the Ebola virus after cases were reported in neighboring Uganda. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that critical personnel …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), has called on Ugandan authorities to intensify surveillance and control measures as the country reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The Africa CDC made the call …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and leaders in Bunyoro sub-region are demanding heightened health and security surveillance following an outbreak of Ebola in the country. The call comes a day after the Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of Ebola in Mubende district, an area that shares a common …